If on occasion; I spy off topic posts in the primary forums and I have free time...I will move them to the new forum.
Big mistake Dave. You have a successful Forum that is not broken. Your "fix" isn't necessary and will lead to quibbling about "what is and what isn't" rather than the free exchange of unencumbered information.
I recently posted some stuff about choke boring as published in a 1718 Portuguese book --
The Perfect Gun--that was pretty clearly on topic. But what if I had posted sections of the book about the secular and religious filter the manuscript had to pass through for publication? For example, the published "Licenses From the Holy Office" and the approval of the King's "Ordinary" at the front:
"I have seen the book entitled
The Perfect Gun and can see nothing in it that might offend faith or morality...{and}...give authorization for the printing of the book ...and when printed it shall return for comparison to receive permission for its issue, without which it shall not be issued." (signed) a high church official.
"...and since it contains nothing which is against Your Majesty's laws, I hold it is worthy of being printed..." (signed) The Magistrate...
The Second Amendment is always a hot topic on doublegunshop.com
Now the First Amendment gets trashed (MisFire Forum = "Trash Bin") to protect the delicate sensibilities of...who?,
who, for the most part, have little or nothing to contribute. Look at the quality of the posts above this one. Are these posts protected? What did they actually say in relation to double guns? Methinks you have started down the slippery slope while shooting yourself in the foot. Why you would devote any of your valuable time to becoming "Deputy Dog" is a puzzlement. EDM