"This is speculation by ONE guy in an article in the Guardian, hardly a bastion of calm, rational, journalism"
Really? Of all the news sources I use it's one of the better ones.
Yes - but the fact that a rule exists doesn't make it a good rule or correct to use in every situation. How would you like a rule that had a dealth penalty for posting dumb comments?
"This is speculation by ONE guy in an article in the Guardian, hardly a bastion of calm, rational, journalism" Really? Of all the news sources I use it's one of the better ones.
Rules are made for a reason.
Yes - but the fact that a rule exists doesn't make it a good rule or correct to use in every situation. How would you like a rule that had a dealth penalty for posting dumb comments?