AdironRider:
We are very open to discussions in here and only ask that folks be civil. However, there are some issues that only inflame people despite our best efforts to keep it civil and the Snowboard Ban issue at MRG is one of them. During my time here, I've seen some friendships broken and controversy that makes others upset. None of the mods have the time and energy to "peacekeep" threads and topics that are going to inflame so many people. This is why politics was banned from the boards.
The mods take intervention seriously and we don't want to "overmoderate." Today was no different. I felt that the direction of this thread was going the wrong way. I have pointed you to one thread that is about the ban and you are welcome to discuss it there. However, because of the direction that this thread was turning and because of past experience, I felt that the best thing was to
narrowly focus this thread on the original topic: the article/posting about MRG and Burton. You are right that the Ban is a closely related topic, but I think it is best that we keep a tight focus on discussing the article here in this thread.
After your post, there were two more that were beginning a conflict. I had to correct those two. I had the choice of leaving the posts and the conflict alone to simmer (and almost guaranteeing a lock by another mod), to lock the thread myself, or to intervene by editing out the parts of the postings that were going to start a
war. As you can see, I chose the lesser of the evils presented.
My actions are not to be construed as taking one side or the other in the argument about the ban. I just am acting to keep things civil and the discussions on track.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to PM me as some already have.