Originally Posted by
James S
... unless of course the OP himself is posting off-topic. Given that FT T&C proscribe discussing moderator actions (apparently - who actually reads those things? lol), a post doing just that could be categorised as off topic. On the other hand, the unwritten rule seems to be you can expect broad leeway on the BA board as long as you behave like ladies and gentleman, and the topic is perceived to have some interest/humour/relevence for BA board types, even if nothing to do with BA.
James
No, I don't think any OP can be off topic in his/her first post of the thread. Think of it this way, any first post sets the topic, therefore it can't be off topic.
Talking about moderators may be against the FT terms of use, but it is not necessarily off topic if, as in this case, the topic is moderators.
Posting about terms of service in a thread which is about moderators is, however, off topic.