Guys,
After the recent 'fracas' on the Brexit thread, I had initially made the decision to ban all discussion of political topics in future, simply because history shows here that folks can't be trusted to debate such matters in a calm, polite and rational manner, and so inevitably we end up with a bun fight, between folks with entrenched political positions.
And as someone who has no particular love for politics, let alone games of petulant 'insult tennis', between grown adults who should know better and be able to control themselves, I had thought 'enough is enough'. However, in the cold light of day, as it were, I've decided to let the membership decide on this matter, by taking it to a vote.
However, please note that doing so is under the strict understanding that if the majority of people vote 'No', and political topics are to continue being discussed, that in future anyone guilty of throwing personal insults during debates (by playing the MAN, not the ball, as it were), will be banned for ONE MONTH, without further notice, as I simply won't have that type of behaviour here.
We don't tolerate it on hi-fi threads, so we're not going to tolerate it on political ones either, and mods will be instructed to carry out punitive action on that basis. Therefore, on that strict understanding, please vote accordingly, and/or offer your comments as necessary!
Voting is anonymous, and the poll will run for 14 days, plus if necessary be 'bumped' regularly, in order to allow as many people as possible to cast their votes.
Marco.
PS, to Tapatalk users: the poll won't be showing, you need to be on the actual AoS site to cast your vote.