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tsar, your examples point out that arguing with everyone drives people away, and mass bannings drive people away. i think those are both rather obvious points and well suported.
however, they are not really helpful to your position since we aren't banning everyone who doesn't agree with the new rules and we have explained several times that we are attempting to avoid conflict here.
also none of the sites you mentioned appear to have language restrictions. which is the only addition to the forum rules. which would be your only other point, which is still left unsupported.
since the new rules have gone into effect, we have had more new members sign up than in the last 2 months and the active member count has gone up by 40+ on average. that is the progress we were looking for.
perhaps your 10 minutes about a shiney ball were impressive to a teacher somewhere along the lines, but for us to make changes to the forums and the rules takes a lot more than some banter supported only by your personal opinion and examples that, at best, half meet the information needed to support what you feel so pasionately about.
we have been open about how the club was being managed from day 1. you had plenty of opportunity to share your opinions and assist in the growth of the club. if you like participating in the forums or meets, you are welcome to stay. if you want to see changes to the club and it's policies, please put more effort into supporting your position.
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