Obama supports Ground Zero mosque. Religious freedom or is he being too PC?

I wish I caught this digression sooner, but it slipped by me. Let's stop it at this point.Anyone replying to Rrhain's message subject to a suspension (if you can't read the "off-topic" banner, you're an idiot). Unless you can make a solid case connecting it to this topic's theme.AdminnemooseusEdited by Adminnemooseus, : Added 3rd paragraph.

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Admin writes: ​ It really helps moderators figure out if a topic is disintegrating because of general misbehavior versus someone in particular if the originally non-misbehaving members kept it that way. When everyone is prickly and argumentative and off-topic and personal then it's just too difficult to tell. We have neither infinite time to untie the Gordian knot, nor the wisdom of Solomon. ​ There used to be a comedian who presented his ideas for a better world, and one of them was to arm everyone on the highway with little rubber dart guns. Every time you see a driver doing something stupid, you fire a little dart at his car. When a state trooper sees someone driving down the highway with a bunch of darts all over his car he pulls him over for being an idiot. ​ Please make it easy to tell you apart from the idiots. Message 150

I was on the verge of giving you a 48 suspension:

• 24 hours for (ongoing?) gay baiting (and I may very well be misusing that term, but you know what I mean).
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• 24 hours for comedy attempts not up to professional standards.

I also just considered tacking on another 24 hours for "or something like that".The suspension is not going to happen, at least not yet. But I think your little forum rule 10 violations against Rrhain need to stop. Or at least need to be more funny.Discussion? - Take it to the Report discussion problems here: No.2 topic.Adminnemooseus

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Admin writes: ​ It really helps moderators figure out if a topic is disintegrating because of general misbehavior versus someone in particular if the originally non-misbehaving members kept it that way. When everyone is prickly and argumentative and off-topic and personal then it's just too difficult to tell. We have neither infinite time to untie the Gordian knot, nor the wisdom of Solomon. ​ There used to be a comedian who presented his ideas for a better world, and one of them was to arm everyone on the highway with little rubber dart guns. Every time you see a driver doing something stupid, you fire a little dart at his car. When a state trooper sees someone driving down the highway with a bunch of darts all over his car he pulls him over for being an idiot. ​ Please make it easy to tell you apart from the idiots. Message 150

Disclaimer: I am not a disinterested party in this topic. I (Minnemooseus) had a significant conflict with Rrhain not that far upthread.That said, I do think things have strayed too far from the topic core theme, which is the legal considerations and the moral (for offhand lack of a better term) propriety of the so called "ground zero mosque". I think we are having major conflicts between members who are in near if not absolute agreement concerning that core theme - I don't think Minnemooseus, Rrhain, or Omnifre have anything against it. I think this is a solid indicator that the topic has gone off the rails.So, I'm calling for closing summary messages - Only one per member.I think I'll close this topic down tomorrow, unless another admin does it first. The other related subthemes need to find a better home elsewhere, be it an existing or a new topic.Adminnemooseus

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Admin writes: ​ It really helps moderators figure out if a topic is disintegrating because of general misbehavior versus someone in particular if the originally non-misbehaving members kept it that way. When everyone is prickly and argumentative and off-topic and personal then it's just too difficult to tell. We have neither infinite time to untie the Gordian knot, nor the wisdom of Solomon. ​ There used to be a comedian who presented his ideas for a better world, and one of them was to arm everyone on the highway with little rubber dart guns. Every time you see a driver doing something stupid, you fire a little dart at his car. When a state trooper sees someone driving down the highway with a bunch of darts all over his car he pulls him over for being an idiot. ​ Please make it easy to tell you apart from the idiots. Message 150

Bump. I guess I'll leave this topic open at least until I'm about to part with my internet user location later tonight.Please, confine your messages to being your final statement.Adminnemooseus

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Admin writes: ​ It really helps moderators figure out if a topic is disintegrating because of general misbehavior versus someone in particular if the originally non-misbehaving members kept it that way. When everyone is prickly and argumentative and off-topic and personal then it's just too difficult to tell. We have neither infinite time to untie the Gordian knot, nor the wisdom of Solomon. ​ There used to be a comedian who presented his ideas for a better world, and one of them was to arm everyone on the highway with little rubber dart guns. Every time you see a driver doing something stupid, you fire a little dart at his car. When a state trooper sees someone driving down the highway with a bunch of darts all over his car he pulls him over for being an idiot. ​ Please make it easy to tell you apart from the idiots. Message 150