[Mad Dawg]

I became aware of this thread only when the first post questioning the caucus status was posted. I was one of the addressees. I was interested but since it was still considered a caucus, I did not enter the fray.It used to be that someone not 'in' the Caucus could enter if he acted like a polite guest. That rule was changed to such a person's not being allowed to enter w/o an invitation. At least one such person on this thread professed ignorance of the rule change. But I certainly think those who did not explicitly address the Caucus status had no place here, and maybe those who DID address it also had no place.

The RM does not have omniscience or omnipresence and may sometimes seem to be like a cop -- never around when you need him/her. So some lag between a violation and it's response is to be expected.

But, just as laws everywhere seem to possess the ability for self-elaboration, maybe we now need a procedure for challenging Caucus status.

[the_conscience]

That sounds reasonable but I have no confidence your coreligionists will be able to abide.

[Religion Moderator]

Whenever a Freeper questions the validity of a caucus designation, he should contact me by Freepmail.

Challenging it directly on thread usually disrupts the caucus and causes a swiss cheese effect if the caucus is upheld.