Big Mick, I am delighted that you wish Mudcatters to return to the days of civility on the forum. Unfortuneately in your request you failed to mention the usual disclaimers and allowances for incivility. According to previous posts Mudcatters are excused from civil behaviour under these conditions:

Someone posts anything as an anonymous GUEST
Its 'that time of the month' for female Mudcatters
Someone posts something which unwittingly presses another Mudcatter's HOT button
It's 'that time of the day' for male Mudcatters
The word "Irish" appears in a post without a superlative in the same sentence
Someone misuses the apostrophe in the word "its"
Anytime a Mudcatter is hungover, upset about the hairdresser's malingering goldfish, or was glared at on public transit by an absentminded commuter
Someone posts something that mousethief does not understand within the first 3 nanoseconds of reading it
Someone feels like defending somebody else whether they want it or not regardless of the consequences
The word "American" appears in a post without mentioning how much Americans have done for the rest of the world
Any post of Wolfgang's
Any thread mentioning politics, healing circles, prayers, or science
Any post of Little Hawk's

Within these parameters Mudcatters can feel free to be as civil as they wish.