Ummmmmm, when/where did I write *that*? Am I going blind? Memory failing? I don't see it in this thread. I thought I was restraining myself admirably.Tom Allen wrote:Wow, remind me not to get on your bad side. I'd hate to see when you're *really* being snarky.TwistedMister wrote: (something that the OP probably won't understand)
ETA: LOL, OK, nevermind, I see what you did there...I was too coffee deprived to get it on the first read
Truth be told, I *do* exercise considerable restraint here. I've had decades of practice- flame wars on usenet, stock market boards, etc. There's another board I frequent which has some severely strict rules, idiots run rampant and it can be a definite challenge to get one's point across without getting TOSsed- moderators are dictators and it is against the TOS to challenge them or their actions, or even comment on them in any way...and they are getting worse, lately even many long-term members with very good reputations are suddenly disappearing without warning, "Not a Member" suddenly appearing under their user names for no apparent reason and whatever 'offensive' post (in the moderator's opinion) they might have made (if any) obliterated, and no one can question it or discuss it without suffering the same fate. Something stinks there. I think that *some* (a small percentage) of the disappearances of long-term members are self-imposed, they are simply fed up and choose to remove themselves...but those usually just stop posting, "Not a Member" is typically a sign of an execution. (Personally, my suspicion is that there is a small group of people with a large number of multiple aliases (similar to the "gang of 1000" that ran rampant on another board years ago) who target members and submit a blizzard of 'complaint reports' against anyone they don't like.)