The rules are not a suggestion. They're a guideline.

If you break the guidelines/rules, then my actions will range from nothing to a ban, with a lot in between. Depends on each circumstance, how often it's occurring, etc.

Some people run forums or other online communities as a form of a power trip. That is not me. I do not enjoy exercising power over others. The only reason I like running these forums is so I can shape them to my own preferences to how I like to see them run.

It's also important to see that this forum is NOT monetized. When I took it over from Alan, I did NOT continue with the "Google Adwords" he had going here, nor did I seek out any other form of advertising.

Admittedly the expenses to run this place are very low, because I do all of my own tech work, and the server is the same one as PFA, so it's basically the cost of the domain registration plus my time.

Still, most of these forums have some kind of financial motive, and mine do not.

Rather than bitch about which rules are enforced and which aren't, it would be nice to see that I'm running this place just to continue a longstanding, offbeat AP community. I'm not gaining from this site existing. I don't want or need pats on the back, but it would be nice if the complaints were minimized.