You cannot equally claim that these methods do have any effect - if you do not ever test the alternative. (Shambles)

You're right of course, but then I would not say that these methods 'obviously' have worked. Same as you cannot say that these methods 'obviously' have not worked. I'm glad to see you understand now what I found wrong in your argumentation.

A click on the following link http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=66176#1098834 will demonstrate that (despite the reference that it was possible to do so - but that no one had shut it down) you will not be able to contribute to it – as it was also closed. (Shambles)

Are you playing dumb for the sake of the effect, Shambles, or are you really uninformed about one aspect of your pet theme? You make it sound as if this was another go at censorship and as if Big Mick had posted something wrong then. Do you really not know that all BS threads are closed automatically (censorship!!!) after a couple of months (6?) completely independent of content? Once when I wanted to refresh an old thread after a long time I PMed Joe about it and a couple of hours later the thread was open for comment again. Maybe I did the wrong thing sending a PM merely asking for reopening. I rather should have started a new thread screaming 'censorship'.

Wolfgang