Shambles, no more clone bashing.

Not guilty. Never bashed one in my life, my lord.

Apart from the Chief of the Mudcat Editorial team - the only posters trusted with edit buttons that I know the names of are yourself, Mick, Jeri, katlaughing and (possibly still) Catspaw. The evidence will show that despite much provocation - I have resisted the temptation to respond in kind to any personal attacks from any of these posters. If any anonymous ones feel that I have knowing 'bashed' them – it is difficult to see how I can be held responsible for this by expressing my honest viws, especially as I do not know who they are.   

I am sure that they will post views that I may not agree with and when I post to do this – I would hope that they and everyone else will not judge this to be 'bashing' them or anyone else personally. I hope agree that simply not being in agreement and trying to express the reasons why – is not what you would consider as 'bashing'?

What those posters with edit buttons (and their supporters) may post in response to my posting views that may not be in total agreement with them – is not in my control. If some form of future peace is the object is it really helpful if any form of public disagreement over the nature and structure of imposed censorship action on our forum is be taken as personally as it currently appears to be encouraged to be taken by some of those posters with edit buttons? For when these sort of responses and those from other posters who would post in support – set this example – it is one that is generally going to be followed.

Posts from known posters with edit buttons or anonymous posters with edit buttons or those without edit buttons - who may wish to publicly judge the shortcomings of their fellow posters and to state which of their fellow posters they may wish to ban - are totally counter-productive. For our forum's host and the site's owner who was the one who issued the invitation for the public to contribute here - does not make such judgements.

I feel that it is now 'crunch' time. The Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team has now publicly admitted the failure of this current 'system' and as a result has proposed that the BS section of our forum becomes a member's only forum. This is a failure that many posters may be in agreement with but a proposal that many may not be in agreement with. But from this point - there is no going back.

One of the real pleasures of the forum that Max has provided for us – is the public's involvement. This does bring some problems but nothing that common sense measures and a realistic approach cannot deal with.

Those who think that a forum is for posting only public judgements of their fellow poster's worth as device to intentionally exclude anyone who may express a different view - are welcome to start a private members club of their own. One in which they can do just that and control every aspect. But despite what certain members appear to think - that place has never been The Mudcat Discussion Forum and I hope and trust that it never will be……………………….