Old bomb squads

[Herf N Turf]

I am in the same boat, and will second an apology if warranted. A bomb for me will always be a way of showing respect and admiration for a member on here, whether it's under the guise of a North/South bomb or not. For me, it's not economical to bomb all willy nilly, so a bomb will always carry meaning.

Having said that, living where I do, very few people aren't North (30th parallel) of me so my bombs will almost always be directed northward

@Herf N Turf , I hope I have not started one of those. I began with the idea of a jocular poke at the War of Northern Aggression. If an apology is in order, consider it extended

Well, you guys must understand, the membership at Poof! was also to blame, mods included. For all Poof!'s boasting about being self-policing, it actually wasn't at that particular time. A wave of FOGS was stepping back and there was an enormous influx of new, very young members. Boys will be boys and given the tendency of many millenials to reject authority, members failed to report posts for language, disrespect toward one another and so on. The mods basically stopped reading their posts, so the behavior went unchecked. By the time things went pear-shaped, it was way too late. Members had begun reporting things like wild, but again, too late. By the time the mods stepped in the gangs were taking it way to harshly and completely refused to accept that they were acting in accordance with a huge member base of tenured people. Most of the gang members had been there less than 18 months. The issue of the overall lack of tenure at that time was as much the culprit as anything.

I see this community much like old Club Stogie in it's prime. People were respectful to others to a fault and didn't hesitate to report, or admonish offenders. Everyone stuck together and backed one another up. The issues became seldom, where we'd go weeks without a reported post; at least for someone doing anything naughty. I see Cigar Bum much that same way. While none of us has a lick of tenure we've made it clear we're all on the same page and also get along as friends. We really don't have any jackasses as far as I can tell.

So, I'm not really worried about the intent of the outfits you guys have formed. I think you're each on board with the values we've quickly come to embrace and now jealously protect, so I'd say, what the hell, have at it.