If you read and follow the rules we already have - whether you like them or not - your post won't get moved. if it does get moved, take the hint and be happy it was moved instead of deleted.
if you read and follow the rules we already have - whether you like them or not - your post won't get deleted. if it does get deleted, read the rules again before you attack me about it.
i do not delete things because one or two people complain. i delete things that are in clear violation. i may find out about them from one or two people, but they'd have been just as incorrect as if i'd seen them first myself.
i went to all or nothing because i saw no other choice. i didn't enjoy it. it was the only way to avoid opening loopholes and floodgates. i broke down and let some members talk me into making an exception and left up the "old" mare stare because she was about to drop at any time. as sure as G-d makes little green apples, somebody else used that as an excuse to hurl an ugly accusation because they didn't get the same favor for a new stare. under those circumstances, how much freedom can i feel to make exceptions or "creative interpretations" in the future?
help us make a list. help us check it twice. we'll know in a flash who's naughty or nice. it might be a list of what is allowed; it might be a list of what isn't allowed. it doesn't have to be written in blood or set in concrete. it merely needs to be a clear and concise place to start.
if your post is within a permitted category, it stays. if it doesn't, don't cry foul when it disappears. if you deliberately try to word it cleverly enough to stay within the letter of a rule while obviously violating the spirit of that rule, don't complain if you don't get away with it.
if it isn't on the list, but you sincerely believe it would be a great new category - ask before you post. that will accomplish two things: (1) we'll identify something new we didn't think of; (2) you won't get deleted for deliberately ignoring the rules.
in addition to some reasoned contributions (thanks very much for those :P ), i see a lot of "i want", "i don't like", "this is wrong", "that should be", "give me", "give us", "do this", "don't do that", etc.
unless i missed it, one sentence is consipicuous in its absence so far from this conversation: "I volunteer to help".