The undeniable truth of Darkness and STS

[Tenet Nosce]

At any rate, ok, Shin'Ar did accuse members (at least those in that particular thread) of being STS. Not cool.

It doesn't change my main points, though. And it's certainly not anything that hasn't been seen before in these parts. It's happened a number of times, though not in such a blanket statement as that. Usually it's 1 or 2 members being singled out. Shin'Ar just did in 1 fell swoop, what others do piecemeal.

I am not personally offended by Shin'Ar referring to the majority of Bring4th members as "STS". I don't agree with the assessment, but he is free to make it as suits his pleasure.

What I'm confused about is... how this behavior is found to be consistent with the forum guidelines. I see a few people making excuses and defending Shin'Ar when it seems pretty clear to me that the guidelines have been repeatedly infringed upon with these posts. Also- since I am on the topic of forum guidelines... isn't spamming the forum by starting multiple threads on pretty much the same topic an infringement as well? In my opinion, it detracts from the quality of the forum experience when one member decides to use the forum as a platform for proselytizing.

Is this behavior consistent with the purpose of the forum? Telling others how naughty they are and warning them of all the bad things that are going to happen if they don't change their ways? Reminds me of those Jesus freaks yelling at people on college campuses about the "horrors" of fornication.