I don't understand; I'm not very good at hints, especially over the internet.
Am I not allowed to post negative news stories, or just not a lot of them, or....
I respect this is Oleg's house and ya'll are his choices to regulate it. I want to abide by the rules and be a peaceful and productive poster, but I'm genuinely confused. As far as I can see I've violated no rules, nor breached any etiquette aside from posting so many threads at once that first time. And I started this thread to fix that issue. Heck, I even started a fun and light hearted thread about bands to try to counterbalance this one.
I think America is headed down a bad path, and I am trying to educate myself on the actual state of things. I thought others might be interested in what I find, or might want to discuss it. If another, more severe market crash is coming as I think, being informed can only be a good thing.
As for the Manedwolf comparison, that's unfair. I post a description/comment on each article so it's not a drive-by, then put the facts out for inspection. The problem with Maned was he freaked out and ranted and raved; he also (pretty viciously at times) attacked anyone who disagreed with him/was a free stater or Paulian/was a Democrat. This thread and it's predecessor makes no "Wolverines!!" fantasy teotwawki claims, insults no forum members, and as far as I can tell does no harm to the content or reputation of APS.
In any case, I respect that the mods have the final say about the forum. If this thread isn't appropriate lock it or send it to the land of wind and ghosts and I'll stop posting news stories. I guess I won't be updating this thread until I hear the verdict from the assorted mod types. :(