But posts by individuals who are trying to dictate whether the topic should or should not be discussed is frankly just trolling. No one who is not acting as a moderator in the context of a post should be trying to dictate what is and what is not discussable.
This kind of behaviour, essentially telling people to shut up and stop posting, would be a violation of rule #3, regarding confrontational posting & trolling. If you find a post that you think meets these criteria, we may have missed it or not have come to it yet (we try to read and check all that's posted, but we're just fans like you spending ourt free time doing that job, and some things may slip through our net)
Or it has already been reported, and, in that case, examined and discussed by the moderation team. It may well be that after discussion, we found that the post was not objectionable enough under the board's rules to warrant a warning, or even a moderation post in the topic, and we elected to do nothing. Yes, it happens, we may disagree with a member's opinion of a breach of the rules. But be sure that, in every instance, whatever happens afterwards, a notification to moderation is never taken lightly, whoever made it, and examined by our team, as our duty demands.
Because quite frankly these sort of posts, posts which contribute nothing except the message "you should not be contributing" are cancerous. In my mind it's creating the perception that's this forum is an old boys club, particular when some of the individuals who share this mentality are long time forum members or indirectly represent the company (ie have a Battlemaster under their name).
Like everyone else, Battlemasters of every colour have to follow the rules of the forums nd are answerable for straying from them in the same way as any other fan. We do not publicize moderation actions here, and they are kept strictly private, so that only the interested parties (moderators and offenders) are aware they have taken place. But whenever we have to act upon a Battlemaster's actions, he is treated the very same way everyone else is. Being a long time member, or even have any kind of CGL endorsement, does not shield you from sanctions listed in the rules.
In conclusion, I'll invite members to notify us if they have any problem with any post from anyone. Just be aware, we customarily never inform the notifier of what resulted from his notification.