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And Kat reported the deletion to me, and I reviewed it and undeleted the message because I disagreed, and there was no big deal about it - so I think that means our system works. If you disagree with the undeletion, Shambles, let me know.
-Joe Offer-

It is difficult for me to know if I disagree or not – as I still have no idea what the nature of the offending post could possibly have been. As for this being evidence that the system works - I think this is more Mudlogic.

How can I or any other poster know or really accept that these editing actions are not personally motivated?

When one of the moderators concerned has joined another and just publicly posted that in her view I should be banned and the Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team has just publicly posted his latest personal attack on me and called me a buffoon - because he considers that I am unfair on this editing 'system'.

The first question should surely be if the editing is now always consistent and seen to be fair on the posters? And should any poster now be subject to abusive personal attacks like this from any of our moderators - known or unknown? Or see subsequent attempts to justify, minmise of defend these attacks from those whose supposed role is to protect us from personal attacks?

Which ever side you may fall - the point is that you are being asked to take sides every time these attempted explanations justifications are publicly made and all this IS causing yet division on our forum that really MUST be ended.