The logical conflict is in YOUR reasoning where you ask for freedom for everyone...then suggest that catspaw should refrain...or be prevented....from posting his. (It's not quite clear which)

If you could evidence where I have asked or suggested such a thing - you views may have a little credibility. But as I have not - your views are seen to be as innacurate as they are selective.

My request is for ALL posters to be seen to be treated openly and fairly by our 'moderators' - as you are of course fully aware.

As you are fond of accusing others of introducing 'the straw man' - I am sure that you would not wish to be seen to be doing this here.   

Any poster who is foolish enough to be seen to be inflicting such posts (as are currently seen to be encouraged by the current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team) on our forum only succeeds in demonstrating their foolishness.

And any 'moderator' who is seen to be publicly encouraging such posting - (when other posters have been banned for such posting) is beyond foolishness.

So are any posters who support such hypocrisy and double standards (even if just by being silent and not challenging them).

For you wiil accept that other posters (and one in particular) - who insisted on posting similar posts as are seen to be encouraged by the current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team from certain favoured posters - are now banned from posting at all?

And that this was done with much noise and public support?

So what message is now being given to our forum by the current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team being seen to set the example of openly encouraging such posts - containing offensive name-calling, foul language, scatological references and abusive personal attacks?

That such posting is OK - when it is OK when it from 'one of the favoured few' or that all posters are being seen to be treated equally by our 'moderators'?