(September 13, 2014 at 10:03 am)fr0d0 Wrote: The staff got more hostile. In the old days things were more open. The current staff don't allow it. Adrian was far more understanding, and would chat with me to find out what was really going on. He's the most open minded atheist i know. Well, you do pretty well yourself. I compromised to keep on as a member. I still have to ride that dangerous line, because I enjoy that. I like to push boundaries. It's kinda my mode of operating. Plus I'm slowly trying to be more positive, and better at communicating.
Your point is well-taken, fr0d0 - things have changed a bit. Thing is, when we implemented the current Rule 1, it was in part to deal with boundary pushers (amongst other things). The other thing is your mode of interacting with many of us is pretty much indistinguishable from trolling. I think I get where you're coming from, though.
Point is, I guess, things change, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse - but our goal is to promote discussion and discourage things that detract from same. How that is best accomplished is a work in progress.
There's also the factor that the staff has changed - and as we are all individuals acting by committee, how things are interpreted is going to change somewhat. I and the other more senior staff try to encourage consistency and using past precedent as a guide.
