Just for the record, nowhere in the rules for posting messages in the BOI does it say anything at all about a thread having to continue in the direction led by the first message in the thread. In other words, a GOOD GUY message starting off a topic thread does not mean that the entire thread has to remain that way. Nor is a topic's initial beginning message stating a person is a BAD GUY, keep the entire thread off limits for anyone whom disagrees.
Each topic thread should be limited to one SUBJECT (defined as a person or business), but once started it is now a discussion area for the subject of the thread. The purpose of having it this way is for the bulk of the evidence presented by multiple people to be the deciding factor on how someone reading the thread will judge the merits of the ENTIRE discussion about the subject. This was also intended to try to keep ALL information about a subject in one place on this forum.
I hope I have clarified this (it is LATE, so my keyboard skills may be suffering right now). If anyone has any questions about this, please contact me offline and I'll try to do better in an email to you.
Each topic thread should be limited to one SUBJECT (defined as a person or business), but once started it is now a discussion area for the subject of the thread. The purpose of having it this way is for the bulk of the evidence presented by multiple people to be the deciding factor on how someone reading the thread will judge the merits of the ENTIRE discussion about the subject. This was also intended to try to keep ALL information about a subject in one place on this forum.
I hope I have clarified this (it is LATE, so my keyboard skills may be suffering right now). If anyone has any questions about this, please contact me offline and I'll try to do better in an email to you.