Hostile Reactions to a Fur Sporran?

[Panache]

Panache with Mod Hat firmly on


Ladies and Gentlemen of XMTS,

This thread has been restored after a short review by the Moderating Staff of XMTS.

Since there was such interest as of late as to when a thread goes bad and the mods feel the need to intervene I and the other members of the Moderating Staff would like to welcome you all to the "Tipping Point" of this thread.

Despite my prior post attempting to warn that this type of thread has been come up again and again on XMTS and invariably turns political, heilanner has seen fit to post and sidle right up to the lines of our rules without a lot of respect for members who hold different opinions than his.

heilanner's post had nothing to do with the OP's original question but he took it on himself to take the opportunity to announce his feelings to all on fur sporrans.

It is almost a sure thing that this will in turn illicit a strong response from those who do not share his feelings regarding fur and the whole thread will be locked or pulled permanently because of political content.

So now that we have found ourselves here the question remains for the membership to decide how to proceed.

Do we wish to follow helianner off the OP's topic and get the thread locked/removed?

Or do we stick with the original question?

The choice is yours .

Respectfully

Jamie and the Mod Squad

[Scott West]

All: Big thanks to Panache for moderating this minefield. The fault is mine - I should not have posted a temptation so easily mutated into a gathering of political soapboxes. I appreciate all of the posts, indeed, I expected and received honest opinions so thank you. While I can appreciate the sensitivities behind allowing a potentially heated post to continue, in this instance I readily defer to the experience of Panache, the Mod Squad and the Rabble.

Kilt On Everyone!

Respectfully,
Scott West

[Tony Miles]

Panache with Mod Hat firmly on
Do we wish to follow helianner off the OP's topic and get the thread locked/removed?

I was actually thinking I should ask Helianner if he wants to sell me that seal skin sporran so it doesn't go to waste cuz I like furry little creatures and I'm a member of PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals