It would be nice to see posters with edit buttons - like Joe Offer, Jeri, Mick and kat actually take some responsibility for the unfriendly and unwelcoming situation they have largely created or at least have been unable to prevent. Instead of continuing to judge the worth of and blaming everyone else.

The current system - with its anonymous volunteers, is just concerned with attempts to find ways control what posters choose to post - when all that can be done are futile and clumsy measures after any damage may have be done. The only way to influence posters is by setting a positive example for others to follow.

If the current example set by those who would feel themselves qualified to imposre their judgement on other posters appears unfriendly, judgmental and divisive - it is because it is. Is it really any surprise that newer posters will only follow such an example?

If the current system has failed by the admission of those who operate it and they admit that they do not know what the solution is -What is going to be done to correct this?   

Perhaps instead of judging and telling our forum what they will allow and what they are going to get - our guardians can start to listen to what our forum wants or they can return to trying to influence our forum by setting a positive example as an ordinary poster?