"We have conflicting positions given about who is appointed to do what and when but more importantly about what the actual level of abusive posting and censorship really is. On the one hand we are told that the level is such that Max alone cannot deal with it."

No.
Bill said "when the forum grew past what Max could deal with personally" and you ASSUMED that meant the trolling/flaming, etc. Consider that most of what we do is fix stuff and answer questions.

I don't get generally involved in these discussions because it seems obvious you're trying to be seen as leader in a crusade against an 'enemy' you seem to be working too hard to create. I also believe that most people here are smart enough to notice you twisting words and attempting to make Joe look like the Evil Overlord. Yeesh!

You also said (way up there) "Amos you still have not come up with any ideas or alternatives..." For crying out loud, YOU'RE the one who's only complaining - YOU come up with the 'ideas or alternatives'. If you weren't so doggedly going after Joe at every opportunity, you might have the time to think of something constructive instead of simply trolling him and demanding others jump through your hoops. In a pissing contest, the most important thing is ego, and that's what this feels like to me.

It's obviously not outside your personal moral code to fabricate excuses to troll Joe. Shambles, you've pushed past the ridiculous, and the more you actively try to drum up a constituency by twisting things, making things up and taking enormous leaps of illogic, the fewer people will listen to ANYthing you have to say.

As to Joe, I may disagree with him at times, but he sticks to his own sense of right and wrong, is consistant, and does his damndest to be fair. I certainly can't think of anyone else who I might trust to do a better job.