Bert.

I have a view on a subject that a certain few posters obviously do not want other posters to discuss. Rather than simply ignoring any threads containing discussions on this subject- these few still appear to think that they should have some control over what other posters choose to post and some right to demand that others do not post to discuss what they may choose to.

No one is being forced to open any thread but these few posters would appear to think that because they do not wish to discuss this subject - this gives them some right to continue to post personal judgments of their fellow posters and publicly speculate on every aspect of the fellow poster who happens to be their current target in order to prevent discussion on this subject.

I hope you will accept that if I or any other poster is forced to stop discussion on any subject of their choice or to stop posting at all by these bullying tactics - then these questionable tactics and 'mob rule' would have been seen to succeed in their object?      

Perhaps it is time that these few are officially encouraged to go elsewhere, where this bullying conduct would be thought acceptable - rather than be permitted to indulge in this bullying, set this example and subject the rest of our forum to this. For it has the result only of inhibiting other posters from feeling free to post what they choose to - or perhaps from even wishing to contribute here on such terms.

Perhaps all posters can be encouraged to finally accept that the only control they have - or should have - is over the content of their own posts and that they have no right to prevent others from posting what they choose?