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Originally Posted by Enchilada
Honestly, I'm very confused here.
If I say that Australia is better than America, and justify it, then according to you this is either political or being "anti-country" ??
I carefully re-read the terms of service here, and I see no reference to "anti-any country" ideas there.
Whilst I agree there may be ways of saying things, I don't necessarily think that opinions about other foreign countries is so wrong. I.e. There was a debate on the Metric System ages ago, and that debate about Americans resisting the change was perfectly A-OK.
Perhaps the question here is what the majority deems acceptable. In my view, and among the number of acquaintances in the local club, people I know, or have associated with, my views and others on this subject are quite commonplace and really are heartfelt.
Whilst you may have your legitimate reasons to appease to our American counterparts here, it does IMO seem a little harsh to quell general discussion.  Note: Frankly, I find "The Rules" from blog site to blog site after awhile is just so confusing, and I have real trouble just remembering what comment is deemed acceptable and what is not. These days I spend more time trying to understanding the rules than I do in answering the question.
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The problem is that on internet forums rules are often more like guidelines. It can be a very fine line between allowing people a free rein and keeping the place civil. I'm a mod on a quite large (unrelated) forum (much larger than this one) and at times it is not much fun. It would be great if every forum member could be a mod at least once. You'd be surpriised how much of a hard and thankless job it can be.
BTW it is nice just to be able to sit back and have a laugh.