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Thank you for your comments. Always a great read. I had one person disagree, that the statement should be stated. I'm from the old school (and I'm not that old) that bad behavior rules should go without saying. Of course we have a lack of common sense in this country. My DJ has stopped playing just so we can all hear the idiot who wants to show off his stereo. Now if the guy comes up to the DJ and says "hey can I have 5 minutes to show off", we'd say of course you can. I understand the expense and time involved in that kind of mod, so have at it, but ask first and then stop. But it doesn't go that way, unfortunately.
I still think that a group who is trying to attract members, no matter what the hobby, should have an open forum for people to see what they are getting into before they join. If I have to join before I can see it, it's just not worth it to me. The less I'm out there with signups, joining, giveing, emails, etc, the better my life is. Too much social clutter. I think if you want to attract people, then people need to know what type of group it is before they join.
Plus if someone puts something offensive, then others will see what an idiot looks like and you can then be deleted. I've never had anything offensive on my Facebook pages since I started. I just don't attract that type of crowd.
-Tara