I don't think the current system can be reformed. The reason why it can't be, IMO, is that Max, Joe and Big Mick are bullies, which is half the problem. When your forum moderators are bullies, that sets up the dysfunctional, secretive, and wholly arbitrary dynamic that exists here.

Susu's Hubby explained it quite well in the other thread when he said:

"I, too, have been labeled as a troll on more than a few occasions. I think it really has to do with what you believe and how you state it. In this little web community, you have a lot of people that think and believe in a certain way. That's fine. But when somebody comes in and defies that way of thinking, then automatically they are labeled as a "troll" or "flamer."

It could be a way to dodge the really tough questions and not have to answer them. I don't know. It may be that there is no way to argue effectively against a point that someone has made so a troll label is thrown out and everyone migrates towards another topic to take the pressure off of everyone else."

And BTW, I'd add sexist posting to the racist posting standard, and would support blocking IPs of posters like Martin Gibson. In all my years here, he is the only poster who is intentionally offensive and abusive enough to warrant it (I'm post-Gargoyle). You can't write that off by claiming it is his "personal style".