Bruce, (Ratdog)
I will put this in the simplest of terms... this forum is privately owned and operated for the benefit of the Luger enthusiast community world-wide. My time is volunteered... as is the time of all the moderators... My time is volunteered because I enjoy this hobby, and most all of the people who participate or are interested in it... I have plenty of other productive things to do, but choose to spend some of my time here, attempting to make this a better place to visit than your average internet gun forum.
This forum has rules for those who wish to participate... if you can't play by the rules as decided by the management, which includes the "owner" (personally finances the entire operation),a nine member board of directors, and the moderators, then you don't get to play...
You get to make the decision whether or not you will abide by the rules... the management of the forum gets to decide whether or not your behavior is acceptable...and in the best interests of the membership at large.
This forum nearly perished in June of 2001 due to the kind of activity that you have "endorsed"... Since it's recovery from the ashes... It has flourished and this has been the direct result of effective enforcement of the rules...
That includes censorship of language that is not in good taste, or poor manners...and the banning of "members" who choose not to comply with the agreement they acknowledged to become part of this forum... That has happened only two times in the 5 year history of this board...
Your posts and questions are welcomed here... as long as you stay within the guidelines that are there for us all. For every voice like yours that implies that your freedoms are being violated... there are hundreds of encouraging voices that sit back quietly and send back channel messages with thanks for making this a "safe" place to visit... even with your child of reading age sitting in your lap if you so choose...
The choice to participate in the forum is yours...the choice to accept what the "management" considers to be violations of the terms of service and Forum Decorum is exclusively ours...
An Organization without management is anarchy not freedom.
BTW, since this message thread has nothing to do with P-08 Military Lugers I am moving it to the General Discussion Forum where it belongs...
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regards, -John S
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