[split] Discussion About Potential Rule Change and Staff Action

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Mehmet's posts about nationalistic tripe do not break the rules, so there is no 'clearly present' issue as you put it. If you feel he is being atagonistic, feel free to report him, but people are allowed to spout their political views, even if they are unpopular. Just because the site is called 'Atheist Forums' does not mean that certain topics are off limits.

FYI, mehmet does get warned when he breaks the rules, but it happens behind the scenes. Actually, a lot happens behind the scenes, including the event that you seem to be throwing a fit over, so how about you admit that you don't have all the information and should probably not be commenting on these issues from such a position of ignorance.

Putting forth the premise that our nation is inferior compared to his isn't political? Also, wouldn't you penalise someone who brought up abortion in every thread he could? You guys don't feel that allowing him to bait people into arguing on race and creed on a regular basis isn't going to eventually blow up in your faces? Even I've felt tempted to take the bait, that talk is controversial at the best of times but the way he puts it? If someone takes him up on it shitstorm won't even describe it. You're intelligent enough to know that it isn't worth the risk.
The thread made was created as a means for him to spit out his agenda and he *does* have an agenda. The theory was that if he got it out of his system he'd never bring it up again. I think I speak for most of us when I say that would be preferable to being baited by his nationalist nonsense on a regular basis. Now resolve it that way, resolve it your way or wait for some poor bastard whos stupid enough to rise to his bullshit to force you to resolve it the messy way but either way this will eventually be resolved.