Valid constructive criticism of the forum and it's moderators simply isn't tolerated here.

This is the core of the matter and I feel it is a misstatement of fact. I have often suggested ways to improve things and been heard either in silence or with acknowledgment, but certainly with tolerance. I have seen intolerance toward snideness and carping and passive-aggressive backstabbing, but not of constructive criticism offered in a spirit of friendship, if you know what I mean.

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