Because of the confusion in the comment box of Casimir's last post, I thought a short housekeeping item would be useful. Here at Fumare, we have a diverse group of commenters and a diverse group of Fumare contributors, like myself, Advocatus Militaris, Casimir Pulaski, Tommy More, Petronius, Thelawdog, AMSOL Pioneer, Ryder, Boko Fittleworth, and several others. Fumare contributors don't always agree with one another - on the contrary, we often disagree with one another.

The general unwritten rule is that a Fumare contributor has domain over the comment box attached to his or her post, with the ability to edit, censor, or modify the comments of his or her post. One Fumare contributor will generally not touch the comments of another's post. Personally, I try to keep my comment boxes as areas for reasonable discussion - though I've sometimes edited pointless inanities and vulgar language, I've never censored opposing viewpoints. In fact, I welcome open and vigorous discussion from those with alternate points of view. Casimir, on the other hand, will sometimes capriciously modify comments to his post. It's a policy with which I vehemently disagree, but that's what Casimir chooses to do. So please be warned about Casimir, and please keep on visiting our blog!

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