"I've always liked the fact that Mudcat is open to anyone to air their opinions...free speech is a very precious thing, but to confuse the freedom to voice your opinions with a perceived freedom to abuse, upset and hurt people is part of what's spoiling the whole thing."

Indeed and were our moderators not encouraged to indulge in setting the example - of posting personal judgements of the worth of, to abuse, bully and call their fellow poster's names - perhaps the whole thing would not be so spolied?

If Max is going to allowed this to continue - then the whole thing will continue to be spoilt.........Is this example of public judgement and abuse of posters by moderators going to be allowed to continue exactly as before?