"However, there is also now a part of the forum set aside for BS or non music related threads. Anyone opening these should not be surprised if they find BS. Anyone being offended - if they should open these - can be told not to open them. So there really is no need for this section to be controlled or attempted to be controlled in the same manner."

copied from the OTHER thread:
"You 'seem' to have switched from blanket condemnation of editing and/or deleting posts to claiming that the BS section should be exempt. Nowhere was it ever decided that the BS area was fair game for any sort of spam, stalking, hate messages, personal insults and incoherent babbling! The BS section was merely to allow 'reasonable' off topic discussion to be avoided by those who wanted the basic music & technical discussions to be less cluttered. The BS area allows a LOT of latitude in plain silliness, political discussions, religious debate and even THIS interminable meta-debate of the rules of debate!"

I repeat..."Nowhere was it ever decided that the BS area was fair game for any sort of spam, stalking, hate messages, personal insults and incoherent babbling!"

and, who knows, I may repeat it again!