I give them 10 out of 10 for tolerance, whatever you may think about that.

I think that - as the example our tolerant 'moderators' set and advise us.

Don't listen to self righteous, know it all assholes.
Mick

And

Yes, I think you may well be first on the list, my friend. It's time for you either to shut up, or to use a name and take responsibility for what you have to say. If you continue to refuse to use a name, you will be come a non-person around here, and every single message you post will be deleted.
Free speech is fine, but you're just a pain in the ass.
-Joe Offer-

I am sure that you would equally credit parking wardens with tolerance - when they don't follow the criteria and wrongly give you a parking fine. And the police also - should you get a speeding ticket when you are not meeting the criteria for that.

I can and do credit our 'moderators' with gererally being well -intentioned. Although there does seem to be a few individuals who are determined to be seen to compromise the best efforts of their fellow edit button holders.

But what is the point of you pretending that they are anything that they plainly are not. Especially effective - when they are seen to publicly question these efforts and request radical changes to suit their requirements - in 'for the record statements' to our forum?

And despite our best efforts, Mudcat is no longer a pleasant place to hang out and goof off or have a good discussion. So, I think something has to be done. Ebbie's suggestion about putting Secret Santa in the music section is a very simple answer to one major objection I had to members-only BS posting - duh, why didn't I think of that?

So, short of members-only posting, what can we do to bring peace to this place? I'd rather have another solution, but I haven't been able to think of one.
-Joe Offer-