OK, the subject is mine. I think I'll talk about the renaming of the PEL threads.I read the post from Joe that you included in your last post and the reasoning behind the renaming of those threads is very understandable to me. Some of us don't have the time to go through all of the threads so a clear understanding of what's inside helps me decide which threads to look at. Living where I do, I am not affected by that issue so I would seldom open those threads. It's not that I don't empathize but with the limited time that I have, I would select another topic. I would assume that you would want people who are interested in the subject to be the ones opening and contributing to the threads. To me, it was a win-win bringing those interested in, and keeping those not interested out.

On the information available to you - that is an understandable position and a common sense one that if taken at the time by some of your fellow posters - would have prevented any of the very little imposition that did take place in PEL threads. For in all truth any problems around the issue were largely sorted-out by the posters themselves.

But would you accept that stating such imposition may be understandable to you – is a judgement that will not change anything or make anyone - who has actually been the victim of such imposition and who does not judge it to be understandable – feel any better? That may well be your intention – it does appear the intention of others. However, more importantly it does not prevent any more such needless disagreements in the future.

For the re-naming of these threads for practical purposes was not the issue then or now - the issue remains one of some posters judging and imposing their tastes upon the contributions of the fellow posters. You can see some of the assumptions about another poster's motives that these personal judgements were made on. How can anyone know such things about their fellow posters and why should any such groundless speculations form any basis for imposed editing action on our discussion forum?   

For the judgmental attitude then and now that is engendered by our volunteer fellow posters - rather encourages the idea that if something that a fellow poster contributed was not to their taste or has angered or irritated in some way - that it was up to them to make a fuss. And to try and to control the postings of others. Rather than just ignoring it – and being encouraged to accept that it was none of their business and the only real control that any posters has (or should have) – is over their own posts.

It was rather like a group of nosy neighbours getting themselves all indignant about matter that were none of their concern and deciding that 'something' must be done and getting someone to feel that they must be the one to be seen to do something.

Is it really too much to expect - unless your permission is first sought and given - that your own posted words remain as posted on our discussion forum? Or is this too much and thought to be trying to run Max's website for him?