(October 24, 2016 at 3:05 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I'll put it this way. As Staff, I frequently find myself having to make judgements on the actions of you lot. On a personal level, I cannot agree with every belief or persuasion that everyone holds, but on a professional level I put all that to one side and remain impartial. If I wasn't, if I allowed my own feelings to bias my objectivity, I would be useless in my job and there would be - justifiably - calls for my resignation. Where is the problem in this approach?
The difference is that you have a choice. AF has discretion to set its own editorial guidelines. Other forums may choose to limit discussions to certain topics and/or deem some topics out-of-bounds.
