Erik Rutins
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Joined: 3/28/2000 From: Vermont, USA Status: offline
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Well, I just saw this, so let me answer a few questions. First, Edmon is one of our forum moderators, though he may not have been in this sub-forum much. Second, yes we did decide that threads like the old "Australian Beauties" in the General Discussion forum (and pin-ups here) were inappropriate in terms of being family friendly and fostering a welcoming environment for women in the wargaming community. You can see a pretty big discussion about all that which happened in this thread in the General Discussion forum: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=5082641 In that regard, Edmon was acting to enforce our forum rules on a high level of decency. If you read through the thread linked above to the end, I think you'll get a good understanding of all the different points of view on this, including my own point of view. 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< Message edited by Erik Rutins -- 1/14/2022 1:56:09 AM >
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