Not at all. I can understand where you're coming from, its basis in principle, but I do see it a bit differently. Imo Meat IS different to other members, he's the performer the site's about. Leaving aside the webmaster, without whom there wouldn't be a site
, Meat is imo arguably the member most people would miss were he not to visit and post. I too don't like to see him having to come down to the level of those who choose to prod and poke him, as others have said. But because of who he is, he is also more prey to those with various motives trying to wind him up than is the average member here. He shouldn't need to have defend himself or call people out imo, simply because he shouldn't be subjected to personal attacks, nor to rude or vitriolic attacks on his work. He does deserve respect, hell he's earned it over the years both through his work and through the way he has treated his fans .. but is often the person least likely to receive it from a few, simply because being Meat he's the target.
To me it's about prevention. A clear message to people who want to come here and post, and one that goes beyond the general rules, is more specific, and clearly set out, rather than being repeatedly discussed in threads like this or the one started a while ago about being a fan. One that goes beyond the general rules in clarity precisely because of who he is, and because he can be an obvious and easy target, being the performer rather than one of the fans.
Those who don't like him, don't like his work .. I can see no laudable reason for their coming here if it's primarily to dampen the enthusiasm of his fans or to prod him into a reaction. Those who take issue with/don't like some of his work, fair enough .. say so and why, but without being rude or abrasive. But it seems to me a fansite is a place where those who DO like what he's doing should be able to get excited, discuss, and celebrate this enthusiastically as much as they want. Those who don't could, having made their views known, distance themselves from the general enthusiasm if they find it tiresome, but not continually pour cold water on the the excitement, nor remind us repeatedly that they don't like it. We know that very well.
Caryl