On/off topic

[Alaskan]

Hank, I politely request that you move "For Gun Friendly" back to Kilt Accessories.

Since most ways of carrying a concealed firearm are designed for pants the question of how to carry a firearm concealed with a kilt is very much on topic.

I have seen many very OFF topic conversations that have not been moved and wonder why a topic that is on topic would be moved to off topic.

[Graham]

Your inability to understand why such a topic should be moved amazes me.

You talk of respect, now try respecting the decision made by the site's owner, and leave it at that.

[Rob]

Hank, I politely request that you move "For Gun Friendly" back to Kilt Accessories.

Alaskan,

When you first came to X-marksthescot, you waded in to everyone here, in a rather irate manner, about obeying the ‘Scottish kilt rules’ as to what constitutes a Scottish kilt, despite the fact that there are no such rules, only reasonable advice. You then proceeded to tell everyone what the rules were for showing respect for the Scottish national dress, and then you informed us that you didn’t care for one of the rules so you intended to ignore it anyway. As you have effectively unilaterally removed one of your self styled rules, are you now about to unilaterally add a new rule of your own, i.e. that a gun must be considered as a kilt accessory? How strange, but I don’t appear to have seen any Scottish kilt book, or advice from a Scottish kilt authority, which mentions carrying concealed handguns.

Is a handgun a kilt accessory? If I were to open a thread in the kilt accessories section about the merits of different types of flat screen TV, someone would quite rightly tell me that the topic didn’t belong in ‘Kilt Accessories’, even if I protested that I always wore a kilt while watching TV. Neither would it belong in the ‘Kilt Advice’ topic. Likewise the subject of handguns clearly belongs in the ‘Off Topic’ section.

Remember your own rules/advice. Kilts were not designed to be worn when carrying concealed guns. If they were, provision would have been made for carrying them. Therefore would it not be disrespectful to the Scottish National Dress if you did so, or is this yet another of the rules/advice which you intend to ignore just because it suits you to do so. Personally it doesn’t bother me one way or the other if you wish to carry a concealed weapon, but it definitely cannot be classified as a kilt accessory.

We have a saying here in the UK. “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” I will leave you to work that one out for yourself.

Rob

[Alaskan]

First off, I made my request before the conversation became what it became, where it is now, I think off topic is the right place for it.
Second, I made a mistake when I typed my request. I meant to request it to be moved to "Kilt Advice" as the question was asking advice on how people recommend wearing a concealed weapon with a kilt, this was an appropriate place for it. Certainly more apropriate than many of the other conversations that belong in off topic but aren't there. I don't want to give any examples because people might think I am making personal attacks.
Third, as for my coming in in an "irate manner" about the guidelines for kilt-wearing... the question posed in that topic was by someone asking what is considered proper Highland wear. Other people came on saying that there was no reason to learn proper Highland wear. I thought that was increadibly rude. When someone is obviously interested in learning the "proper" way of doing something people shouldn't have butted in and acted like he was wasting his time by trying to learn.
I assume you are referring to my wearing tartan neckties when you mention a "rule" I am choosing to ignore. According to "So You're Going to Wear the Kilt" the tartan necktie is considered acceptable in the United States.

[highlandtide]

Alaskan. See private message.