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[amirm]

Of course the discussion of tariffs is all around ... and discussing it here, in a technical forum, will change the direction to
..."Uhm ... That »other side« is the majority of the U.S.-American people that nominated their new president in a fully democratic election three months ago? Are you really going to say that this majority went totally wrong?"....

As noted, slightly less than half of American population voted for our president. That is beside the point. No referendum was passed to tax Americans for everything they buy from overseas. And with it, damage our own major industries such as farmers. Instead, the populous was told that the foreign governments pay tariffs, not us:

Our president must have repeated that line that China will pay for tariffs probably a thousand times. Even when corrected in real-time with right leaning media, he still insisted he was right. Americans are so not used to paying tariffs that they believed that. Were we to play this game again, I am pretty sure many would not vote the same.

I like to think that few fellow Americans wished for what we are facing today and in the future.

Regardless, as I noted, you have your wish granted. The rest of us like a little opportunity to deal with our misery and hardship on our fellow Americans and humanity worldwide.

 

[EJ3]

I donated $250 a day or 2 before this tariff post occurred.
It is not whose opinion itis but the fact that it is being forced into a place that was mostly politic free.
When I come here, I come here partially because I am getting clear of the political noise.
But, if I cannot avoid it here, I can go sit on my dock & listen to music blasting out of my house instead.
If politics is going to continue to be a discussion that I cannot avoid here, I would like my money back.

 

[amirm]

If politics is going to continue to be a discussion that I cannot avoid here, I would like my money back.

Sure. Anyone who wants their donation back at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, should start a conversation with me and I will refund it. Please provide the email address you used for it so I can find the transaction to undo.

That aside, I am allowing very limited discussion in this thread because people seemingly want it. Will likely close this thread soon. If you on the other hand you are including my blog thread, that is not going to change so you are welcome to apply for above refund.

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

That's what they said. In reality members routinely complained about uneven handed enforcement of that policy. Moderators were doing such an excellent job otherwise that I let that slide.

Regardless, as site owners and moderators, we are not bound by the policies. We can do and say things that none of you are able or allowed to do. We can for example chastise bad behavior of a member in public whereas if you did that, you could get in trouble. In other words, for all the volunteer work that we do to run this place, we do get a few privileges. We try not to show that off too much but the option is there nevertheless.

With great power comes great responsibility (and the risk that you put a bunch of your members offside….)

I donated $250 a day or 2 before this tariff post occurred.
It is not whose opinion itis but the fact that it is being forced into a place that was mostly politic free.
When I come here, I come here partially because I am getting clear of the political noise.
But, if I cannot avoid it here, I can go sit on my dock & listen to music blasting out of my house instead.
If politics is going to continue to be a discussion that I cannot avoid here, I would like my money back.

 

[wwenze]

That's what they said. In reality members routinely complained about uneven handed enforcement of that policy. Moderators were doing such an excellent job otherwise that I let that slide.

This...

If everyone interpreted policies identically, there wouldn't be anger for getting punished, but reality is there is always anger, because majority of cases people are not intentionally trying to do wrong. And when your opinion differs from a mod, the result is usually one-sided, at least in other forums I know.

Opinions can be different, and it's not a wrong thing. But the ability to accept opposing opinions is the utmost important characteristic of a moderator. Otherwise you get someone who can perform one-way actions to other opinions yet is unwilling to compromise himself.

But don't moderators have to enforce rules? Yes, moderators enforce the rules of the forum. Head-fi has their rules. ASR has their rules. Moderators follow the rules set by the admin. If admin says politics = yes, then politics = yes.

On other forums, there are even systems where "Only members ranked higher then x can talk".

 

[restorer-john]

The thread was created while the moderation team was here as a solution to their concerns. Indeed, it was their demand to have it deleted and apologies extended to everyone which led to their departure.

Remember, the other side need not say anything as their wishes is granted in the form of tariffs in place. It is the other side which feels like their voices are not heard. There is very large and positive support for my blog thread, both inside the forum and outside. Most everyone is happy that *someone* is at least bringing a voice to this issue. Sure, a few are upset but far, far more people were upset when we did not allow any discussion on the topic.

More than a "few", Amir...

The "ASR brand" (if there is such a thing) has been severely tarnished in my and many other's eyes and it seems you continue to double down. Nothing like seeing the error of your ways.

Many of us will sit back, watch and probably contribute less and less to the site, which is a pity. But all good things come to an end.

 

[amirm]

With great power comes great responsibility (and the risk that you put a bunch of your members offside….)

I am OK if I am the only one posting here if it is for the right principles. Let there be no mistake about that.

As I have said, audio sites come and go. But you only get one chance to speak for humanity in general, and your fellow Americans in the specific.

 

[amirm]

More than a "few", Amir...

The "ASR brand" (if there is such a thing) has been severely tarnished in my and many other's eyes and it seems you continue to double down. Nothing like seeing the error of your ways.

Many of us will sit back, watch and probably contribute less and less to the site, which is a pity. But all good things come to an end.

It is this kind of leveraging that caused our moderation team to no longer be here. If you need to know one thing, it is that I don't become a different person because you want to enforce that kind of power over me.

Indeed, ASR specifically exist because my partner in another forum wanted me to bite my lip and not take an objectivist position in audio. That way, his subjectivist friends could be happier. I quit and started ASR. In other words you are beneficiary of my stance on what is important, and not cave to others with their own motives and biases.