Interesting that Shambles and I cross-posted at 07:48 AM.

For the record, I was not talking {only} about Shambles. Nor was I {only} talking about myself as being a target for negative comments or putdowns and/or seeingly arbitrary deletions from persons who in postions of leadership on this forum {and-with regard to the negative comments or putdowns} from other long time members of this forum.

Usually my response is to ignore such comments and to make a formal complaint about what I consider to have been an arbitrary deletion.

Also, for the record, I continue to be an active member of this online community because my experiences here have largely been positive and because I enjoy learning, sharing, and just coolin out with many folks here.

I've started this "meta" thread and at least one other meta Mudcat thread, because I believe that such threads are helpful.

If as a result of this thread, Mudcat moves closer to being a community that treats each member and guest more civilly and whose governing administration recognizes & provides consistent consequences to those persons who do not treat members and guests civilly, than-to paraphrase a religious song-my starting this thread was not in vain.