Shambles, if no one seems to be willing to discuss your point, perhaps you would accept that no one has any serious objections or they would be bringing up points to support yours?

It is the most shocking thing the animals have ever seen. It goes against everything that they have been taught up to then. Just as it seems that someone might object, the sheep break into a deafening chorus of "Four legs bad, two legs better."

Yours may be one view? The evidence would not support this. There are a number of poster who do have serious objections - they just make less noise, are not encouraged and are understandably reticent about posting anything that may look like supporting my views (especially in this thread).

Your view is that I do not have a very good debating style. Perhaps you would accept other posters may feel that I do, that I am saying exacly what they may wish to and that they will watch while I take all the public 'stick' that seems to be the result of trying to discuss certain issues on our forum? Such a view is possible?   

Perhaps you would also accept that all the justifications provided to support the special restrictions are bogus? That it is what I try to say that is the real problem? And that this is clearly demonstrated in the fact that I and any other poster would still be free to say what a wonderful job our 'moderators' are doing in any thread (as they are doing) and be able to do this as often as they wished - without any accusations of hijacking?

And that certain posters are encouraged to post spam, jokes, recipes in this thread - safe from any accusations of this hijacking? And that anyone who supports this - is seen to be supporting a double standard of posting behaviour on our forum? One where online bullying is now seen to be encouraged by the open participation and encouragement of some of our 'moderators'?

And where is the support here for the (for the record) statement? Even the fellow poster who made it - seems reluctant to now discuss it or indicate to our forum if this view has changed in the period since it was made, or whether this is still their view.

Although the poster cannot seem to be quite able to ignore this thread or resist posting to it but adding little to the discussion. One blessing is that these contributions are at least being posted conventionally and do refresh the thread - rather than being contained in editing comments, which do not.