Ok, let's just settle this once and for all.
The mods have consistently been repeating themselves in this thread, and have tried to explain it to you, about why the thread was pulled, yet the debate over the reasoning still continues.
You think the mods lack consistency. This is probably true. I also don't really care, we all do what we think is best, if you are convinced at how much we are monumentally fucking up, then feel free to voice your concerns to Ric, or leave. We aren't here to please everyone, we are here to enforce the guidelines that we have in place. The Code of Conduct is a basis for this, but I would imagine that when writing these, Ric expected some common sense also. It doesn't say "No Child Porn" either, but it's kind of expected that people would use their heads.
You think that there is some sort of link with the club. There isn't. To be deadly honest, Ric never really pulls any threads, as he's short on time at the moment and trusts the mods to do what they do. I very rarely pull a thread, and actually comment more on issues and singular posts than anything, as I primarily look after the server and the mod thing is kind of a byproduct. Ric has set no guidelines to the mods as far as taste and decency are concerned, and he shouldn't have to. You should all realise that this is a football forum, and not 4chan. If you want to be able to post anything at all, feel free to lobby Ric about it, or do it elsewhere. I have also seen everything from the advertisers code, to the server hosting company, etc and can tell you that there is definitely no hookup with the club. I wish people would stop saying this, as it winds everybody up, as it's an easy way out and points at a conspiracy that isn't there.
Too often people love to call the mods, "The SS", "Mary Whitehouse", and stuff along those lines. Firstly, the Code of Conduct specifically warns against this and many of you love to get a little dig in every now and again, thinking it goes unnoticed. It doesn't.
Secondly, I've seen the worst that the internet has to throw at you, and have done so without flinching. It's not about censorship or power or any of that bullshit that some like to put it down to. It's about recognising that this forum is about Man City, it is not an outlet for you to talk about every sexual urge you have, nor is it to talk about what your latest shit felt like, nor is it to talk about how you'd just love to kill a certain member. If you want this, go to 4chan, do it by PM, or alternatively, petition Ric to allow all X rated content.
It's ironic that you all scream that we are censoring twats and that we pull too many threads, yet in about a month's time, you will be screaming that we don't pull enough threads and that the forum is full of bullshit WUM posts. Also, don't think it's gone unnoticed that some of the people who are complaining about censorship here are also some of the people who were asking for the post count limit to start a new thread.
It's ok to question the mods decision by PM, it's ok to ask why certain decisions are made and suggest points on why the should be changed, it's not ok to woman from both sides of the fence because you want to appear all rebellious to your internet friends.