If you decide to BE a thorn in the side of the editors, you should not be surprised to read some 'creative' expression of their feelings.

Piffle.

What is their to edit - when all of the public's invited contributions provide our forum's copy?

Why should mearly holding and expressing a different view to that of our editors - be considered by them and those they then publicly appeal to for support - be a thorn in anyone's side on a open discussion forum?

Perhaps the problem is that our 'editors' (even the anonymous ones) are seen to a view at all? Or can set the example of publicly posting only personal judgements of the worth their fellow posters - when our host make no such judgements?

I (and I suspect many non-credited other posters) have demonstrated over many years of direct provocation that it is more than possible not to respond in kind to any form of provocation.

No one is forcing any of our 'editors' to slave away in the Mudcat kitchens - so if they cannot stand the heat and do not think it is fair - perhaps they should get out?

Or if they have insisted on setting the example of publicly posting abusive attacks on their fellow posters - they should be thrown out of the kitchen?   

For protecting us from abusive persoanl attacks is SUPPOSED to be why they are in the kitchen - not to sit in and impose their judgement on everyone else and to consider that for them to be judged in return is UNFAIR.