Tom,
With you saying that mudcat is self-policing, my usage would go a step beyond that...and would have meant that we use peer pressure techniques within ourselves as a group to sort of outnumber the members who don't police themselves.
That's why I asked. Your use of the term seemed opposite of what I've been nattering on about and I didn't think you were trying to argue with me.

If we used peer pressure to keep things a little kinder, there wouldn't be so many posters covering their heads after giving their opinions.

It probably seemed like I was being dense by asking and I really do appreciate your straight answer.