That is one of the things that has occasionally frustrated me. Open discussion of the rules and the interpretation is discouraged and it seems like some folks take it as a personal attack.Charles L. Cotton wrote: One thing the Moderators won't do is get into discussions/arguments with members as to whether something violates the rules. I am a trial attorney and I fight those battles for a living; I won't do that here in my Internet "home."
I hope this explanation alleviates some of your concerns.
I am glad though that the the mods decided against locking every duplicate posts. It is one of things that I wished was discussed openly. I had made a few comments and I thought they were being ignored. Thanks for making things a little bit better.