What we try not to do is talk about subjects that will cause bitterness between members.
Religion
Union or Merit shop
Abortion
Politics
Etc.
In my personal opinion talking about the social causes of wire theft will get us nowhere, we will not come up with a solution, we will not come up with an answer. What we will accomplish is lines being drawn between members.
This has always been a friendly forum where we can talk about hot dogs, BBQ and electrical without finding a need to go into the more controversial subjects.
You want to talk about how you secure your stuff on the job...fine go for it.
If you want to talk about the social causes of theft I think another forum is more suited to that.
For what it's worth, the 'General Discussion' Forum was never meant to be an 'Off-Topic' area. It was meant for those trade-related topics that didn't seem to fit in one of the other areas.
I don't want it to seem too 'stuffy' here or 'all work and no play' so I don't see harm in an occassional off-topic thread, but it should stay away from volitile issues.
In general I think Bob (Iwire) summed up my thoughts on this pretty well.
Bill
