Dunno, Roger. As I see it, I sometimes disagree with people, but I'm not combative. It's the combative stuff that causes trouble at Mudcat. and I do believe that needs to be controlled.
Joe Offer,

Shambles, go whine somewhere else, or maybe we should start threads about you and the sheep or something.
Joe Offer
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But Shambles believes in this sort of thing, so I think that maybe this would be a good opportunity to smear his reputation. Shambles, I'm sick of you and your shit
Joe Offer.
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Ah, Shambles - we make an exception for you, since you seem to think it's a good thing to have personal attacks. We want to keep you happy, after all. Your whining is so annoying.
Joe Offer
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Yes, I think you may well be first on the list, my friend. It's time for you either to shut up, or to use a name and take responsibility for what you have to say. If you continue to refuse to use a name, you will be come a non-person around here, and every single message you post will be deleted.
Free speech is fine, but you're just a pain in the ass.
-Joe Offer-

Joe I know that you do not consider that such posts are combative.
I know that you do not consider that such posts are setting an example that other posters will think acceptable and follow.

However, I suggest the evidence speaks for itself.
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This forum has ALWAYS had rules, and posters have ALWAYS been expected to follow those rules.

The main one that I have always followed - but which some of our posters have never have or seemingly have never been expected to follow - is that posts containing abusive personal attacks are not acceptable. But given the example set in practice by the current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team, (some) other 'moderators' and their few but noisy supporters - perhaps we should not be too surprised?

These are my fellow posters - who despite such conduct really feel themselves qualified (some anonymously) to impose their judgement on my contributions, have some right to question my conduct or expect me to leave..............

I think not.