Originally posted by RubberFrog:<br /> I feel (my opinion) this thread has evolved beyond the issue of the moderators direction of the forum. There are some members that feel that their interests are above those of other members of the forum.<br /><br />For example, some members only like to partake in political or socioeconomic threads. Good for them! Personally, I grow weary of the those threads where the same positions are espoused ad nauseum. I live inside the DC beltway where the
national news is my
local news. The last thing I need is for some pseudo intellectual elitist to snub their nose at me while they recite the party line. Not to mention that while some brush off my comments as uninformed or insiginificant, they should realize that my wife works for a beltway bandit developing policy decisions for the current administration, a close friend is a colonel inside the Pentagon, and yet another close friend consults with a CIA terrorism task force. My voice gets heard plenty by people that actually matter and I don't need to come here and go over it all with people who are so far out of the loop that they don't even know what the beltway is.<br /><br />I come to the dock to relax. Not everything I have to say is heavy or significant. Does that mean I/other-members am/are not welcome to participate?<br /><br />JB, you once mentioned that people come and go at the dock according to their needs. You said this was natural and happened in all forums (Please don't make me look up the post
). So, if a few "old timers" get bored and leave, isn't that just the natural flow?<br /><br />Like, I said, I completely agree that iboats has the final say on what and who is and is not appropriate. My comments are meant to move beyond that. I am addressing the attitude of some forum membrs who seem to think that their opinions reign supreme.<br /><br />Thanks for listening.
