Singh, he is just asking a thing you can't forced people to accept your point. Forum made by people remember.
No and No.
JK is not asking a thing, he is publicly questioning my decision of warning a member. Why was KP warned ? The wording is amply clear.
For those interested in further details, here is a more lucid explanation of why KP was warned.
A. This thread is over 18 pages long. The argument he has made has been discussed in the thread previously as well.
B. KP's posts are what is called a flamebait(google it), he essentially equated all Muslims to be akin to terrorists and fanatical Saudis. If flame baits are not discouraged, then it will be a free for all and usually lead to a change in the character of this board.
C. KP has been given infractions and warnings previously and has been asked to behave himself and follow our posting rules and etiquette. Failure to comply will result in long term ban for him.
D. We have previously made half a dozen announcements saying we don't encourage religious or political debates as we are primarily a defence board. But once in a while do allow it, if the debate is clean and meaningful. A lot of religious threads were closed because they were nothing more than rants with no arguments or logic.
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Now JK obviously has no idea about the background nor how this forum is run. If you have issues with a decision you send a Pm. Wasting thread space and derailing discussions is frowned upon. To derail discussions, poison the atmosphere, to bitch and rant on the shoutbox and then accuse a mod of abusing his powers a la Hitler (he mentioned that in the shoutbox) suggests that the member has no idea about the forum rules or the way this forum is run or respect for the forum and the team that manages it.
And on top of that he has made another account, which is strictly against the rules and usually leads to a permanent ban. Inspite of JKs multiple transgressions I have been rather lenient with him.
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And as for this forum is made by the people, you are partially correct. Running a forum requires a lot of time, investment and effort on the part of the admins and mods. In no quarter will you see the same set of members on DFI, this is a very fluid board and its the management, our old timers, stars and friends that are our anchor give DFI its unique identity.
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PS: Did you see how your post and my response resulted in derailing the thread ? So henceforth use PMs or SB to communicate. And most of our decisions are taken after reaching a consensus within the team.
PPS: If you have any problems with the way this forum is run, open a thread on the suggestions subforum or send a PM.