[Rich]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
I'm with Chuck on this one. This is a community, and although we all share a passion for officiating, that is not the only aspect to our personalities or our interests or our lives. This forum works really well because we like each other (generally speaking ) and respect each other. That feeling grows from getting to know each other as people as well as officials. The occassional off topic post promotes that sense of community. I am neither a Yankees nor a Red Sox fan, but I feel a sense of commraderie with those who are as I read their light-hearted banter. And on days when I just don't care, I skip those threads. Heck, I even skip the officiating related threads I don't care about. It just ain't that hard.

Perhaps, rather than unilaterally imposing a policy on the community because of a few (almost certainly a small number) complainers, those with the power to impose such policies ought to poll the general population to see how the majority feel?

Why don't we just ask Brad since he OWNS the site?