MY REASON FOR THE POST WAS TO SHOW A SPECIALIZED SET OF INTERESTING WEAPONS MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH MYSELF INCLUDED. I SANITIZED IT, NO GORY PICTURES OR GLORIFYING OF THE SPORT. JUST REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF THE EDGED WEAPONS SHOWING SOME OF THEIR UNUSUAL FEATURES.
YET I SEE SUCH WORDS AS OUTRAGED, OFFENDED AND SUCH NO DOUBT MANY OF THESE BARBARIC ITEMS WE DISCUSS HERE ARE OFFENSIVE TO SOME. IS WHAT WE DISCUSS AND WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO POST OR DISCUSS TO BE DETERMINED BY THESE FEW.
NO FURTHER MENTION OF THE BRUTALITY OR HISTORY OF THESE SOCIETY'S OR THE WEAPONS THEMSELVES? IF WE FOLLOW THIS PATH AND PRECEDENT IT WILL SEVERELY LIMIT THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE SHARED HERE. I JUST DON'T READ POSTS I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE SAME WOULD GO FOR SITES I AM OFFENDED BY. I DON'T MAKE DEMANDS ON THOSE I DISAGREE WITH OR AM OFFENDED BY, I JUST GO MY OWN WAY AND THEY GO THEIRS. THE NEW FORUM "PLUCK OUT THE EYE IF IT OFFENDS THEE" POLICY IS A BIT OFFENSIVE TO ME NOW WE CAN UNFRIEND PEOPLE AND NEVER SEE ANY OF THEIR POSTS. I FIND THAT A BIT COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AS EVERYONE THAT POSTS HAS SOMETHING TO SHARE REGARDLESS OF IF YOU AGREE WITH THEM AND YOU ARE FREE TO POST YOUR OPINIONS AND VIEW OR ADD INFORMATION. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ WHAT A CERTAIN PERSON WROTE DON'T READ IT. BUT IF THESE VIEWS OFFEND OR OUTRAGE THEE FEEL FREE TO PLUCK ALL I POST FROM THEE. ONE QUESTION I WOULD ASK IS ARE THOSE OFFENDED THE ONES WHO REGULARLY ADD KNOWLEDGE AND POSTS TO THE FORUMS OR ONES WHO ONLY CRITIQUE AND ARE THEY A MAJORITY OR A MINOR GROUP. THAT IS SOMETHING FOR MODERATORS TO CONSIDER BEFORE TAKING THE ROAD TO P.C. WITH THE FORUM.
I AM NOT CRITICIZING ANYONE LEAST OF ALL THE MODERATORS BUT THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER. NO OFFENSE MEANT AND NO OUTRAGE FELT.