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[natedogg]

Without trying to sound too philosophical, I think the most important thing for this board to maintain is the feeling of belonging and tight-knittedness (if that's even a word). If it takes a little off-topic banter every now and then to do that, then I'm all for it. But there is a fine line there that's not always easy to see (even for the mods) that defines what is harmless offtopic banter and what is harmful to the site and its members.

Us mods are trying our hardest to keep things in perspective and be fair about it, but we're only human so its not always easy for us to find that fine line.

I agree with Kris that DSMCentral is the finest example of a car forum out there. 99% of the time the members, mods, and admins all mesh and I can think of only one bad apple that we've had to ban from the board completely during the 6+ years of dsmcentral's existence. (Remember ole TurbomeTroy?) That's a damn fine record for any board with over 700 members. I think we should all give ourselves a pat on the back and rub one off while we're at it.