I've spent the last 20 minutes going through this thread to see who was getting temp banned. As I read the posts I was taking names of who was going away for a few weeks. There were several, so I opened a banned document on my desk top to keep the names, and notes. Even had the ban dashboard open.
I have to tell you the amount of inept stupidity, hostile posts, brainwashed/dead regurgitation of talking points, and outright dumbassery almost got to me.
Here's the deal. I have the names and notes. I am keeping them. I will give you all 1 more chance before I turn the GDF into a ghost town.
I will tolerate differences of opinions which are articulated with life experiences and facts. I won't tolerate the liberals vs conservatives cheer leading. I won't tolerate any blanket, biased statements about any groups. This includes USA citizens and Christians, for our foreign and/or liberal friends. And it includes gays and Muslims for our conservative friends. And I won't tolerate people spamming the report button.
The reason there are not going to be bans is because compared to the rest of the internet, you all look like well mannered saints. That's not an endorsement to keep acting like brain dead morons. I expect people to stay on topic. I expect you all to be decent and polite. I expect trolling, bashing, flaming, etc. to be kept to a minimum. If there's an issue then report the post or contact a mod.