I agree with you Wolfgang :-)

What is very evident is that most members who have posted on this thread would like the abuse to stop, but without controls. Thats fine.

I can handle myself and do not get drawn into abusing anybody personally. I also use PM to try and sort a situation out before it gets out of hand. Invariably it is purely a simple misunderstanding. I always believe the good old simple :-) helps so much to show other members that you are not having a go.

However, can anybody come up with a good suggestion on how members can best protect people who are unfortunately getting abused through no fault of their own, as invariably they get sucked into the thread and quite often cannot compete against the proffessional abuser.

It is so sad to see good members leave.