Well that's three. Three to go.

[Htom Sirveaux]

7. The nub of the disagreement seems to be whether

behavior in other groups should be taken into account when deciding if behavior in here violates the SoP. I tend to think that it should not be taken into account, because to do so would be to extend the Interfaith SoP into said other groups where different rules govern. There are lots of things said in other groups on both sides that would violate this group's SoP, that's the whole point of having this group. It would be too hard to police everyone else's behavior to determine who is worthy before even coming in, and it raises the possibility of biased decisions. So decisions should be made purely on the basis of what is contained within the actual posts in this forum, not on overall character judgments. The SoP says nothing about what goes on in other forums, just that interactions here should be positive and civil. It's a good thing if people who are provocative in other places can come in here and tone it down without being pre-judged.