So, Roger, by implication the thread title alterations (without originator approval) in Mudcat are just the tip of the iceberg, and will lead to worse things - that is what you imply by drawing a parallel with the holocaust and the early appeasers, correct?

Nope - I was asked to do it in this thread. I think what I said in those few words will be pretty clear to anyone who is not determined to find it obscure or intent on reading something else into it or finding in it yet more ammunition to fire (with the mob) at a selected easy target.


If you have an atmosphere - like the original spirit of The Mudcat Forum - that gives an accomodating welcome for all views to be expressed openly, equally and without judgement - most (if not all) contributors feel encouraged to follow the friendly example set. Folk usually know what the right and respectful thing to do is - and they feel free to do this in such an atmosphere.

When this atmosphere changes to one where an accomodating welcome is not given for all views to be expressed equally and where judgement upon the right of these to be expressed as posted - is imposed - folk then feel encouraged to follow this example. Folk still know what the right and respectful thing to do is - but are less likely to do it - in such an atmosphere.

Folk still know what the right and respectful thing to do is - but some feel in this new atmosphere - that not doing it and joining in with openly abusive witch-hunts against selective easy targets (like the one in this thread) - is now acceptable.

Or some think that even if they do not join in - that tolerating such hypocrisy as displayed in these type of witch-hunts - (as long as it happens to someone else who probably deserves it anyway) - is acceptable.

Thankfully others always know (whatever atmosphere is created) what the right and respectful thing to do is and do always try to do it.

The really sad thing is that the prentence is still made that the traditional accomodating welcome is still given on our forum when most of the guideing principles have long been sacrificed to some private concept of order.

Over time - our forum has traditionally changed in order to accomodate the contributors. Now the contibutors are expected to change and conform to the expectations of those few who feel their personal views and wishes are most important and now feel they are suitable qualified to control every aspect of our forum.

I live in hope that the traditional values of our forum are not lost forever. And I will continue do my best to try and ensure that the current pretence can once again become an honest accomodating welcome to all contributors to express their views - in the manner of their choosing. For that is all that I am doing. Is it really acceptable that anyone be subjest to open abuse on our forum - for moderately expressing their views?

You judge.