The building of trust and respect among my fellow men (oops! and women) is something I, not they, have to do, and I am unlikely to achieve this by irritating everyone I meet with repetitious whingeing, especially if I am whingeing about someone who has already gained the trust and respect of the people to whom I complain.

The point was being made here was he comparison between direct interactions and interactions on our forum.

The only way this can work is by showing a mutual respect and a rocognition that interactions online will be an entirely different thing to any that are conducted face-to face.

The problem here is that a poster' worth is publicly judged only from their views and posted words and described in emotive and subjective terms like repitious whingeing, hijacking, boring and worse, by those who will set the example for others to follow.

Should not those who feel themselves to be qualified to impose their judgement on others be expected to first show trust and respect - especially if they then demand it in return?

And when they are seen to set a different example to this - by indulging in personally motivated name-calling and openly encouraging certain others to inflict this on our forum - is it really any surprise if this example is judge acceptable and followed?