"Go look at your posting history and see what I'm talking about."
Jeri
I am well aware of my posting history, and not particularly proud of it.
The only big-time, long-term conflicts I have had on this forum have been with Keith - I've had numerous arguments over music, but I regard that par for the course on a music forum.
I believe Keith to be a racist and a sectarian, and I believe that he has consistently manipulated this forum to propound his beliefs - and, it would appear, is still prepared to do so.
These are the two subjects I believe to be the greatest evil in society today, and I make no apology in arguing against them - put it down to a weakness in my upbringing, if you like.
If I thought that Keith's opinions in any way reflected the views of the majority of the members on this forum, I'd have gone like a shot from it long ago - plenty of better, more articulate sites than this to argue against, if I was into that sort of thing.
Keith appears to be virtually on his own in his racial and sectarian hatred - apart from a couple of casual voices in the background, dipping in then disappearing.
He regards those who oppose him as "muppets", arguing with us as "casting pearls before swine" and his own views as "infallible" (all traceable quotes)
He consistently makes outrageous statements which he later denies having made, then, when they are pointed out to him, he calls those who had the temerity to do so "liars" - if you want a perfect example of his doing this., resurrect the 'Irish Potato Blight' thread and look at his last postings.
He refuses to accept responsibility for his own views, reverting that they are somebody else's and he is "only the messenger" (ref to any of half-a-dozen threads, including this one.
He attempts to undermine arguments by claiming they are not valid "thread drift" or that his opponent's views are unimportant because they haven't been around long enough and things should be left in the hands of those who have - "things are better left as they are, or some such wording (this thread).
He has declared himself "infallible" on some of the subjects he has argued on (easily traceable")
His lack of support on thread after thread speaks for itself - he even faked a posting in his own support at one stage because he was getting none elsewhere - he was warned by the administrators for doing so, so he can hardly deny this.   
He dominates threads and harries them to death, time after time after time... go and count the number on which his the last name.
I value being on a forum where I can share ideas and knowledge with like-minded people, even when arguments get heated and sometimes abusive (I happily put my hand up to that one)
I very much enjoy the added privilege of being able to spread that discussion to other areas of interest I share with others.
I resent bitterly that right being vandalised by basically one individual, and if that becomes an indication of the political leanings off that Forum, I wish not to have my name associated with it - at present, I don't believe it is.
I have reported Keith for what I believe to be his unacceptable behaviour - he, you or anybody else is perfectly at liberty to take the same action against me.
If things remain as they are pour arguments will continue to destroy threads,as they have done so far.
I believe if Keith is allowed to continue to do what he is doing the BS section of Mudcat will become untenable and the members with have been deprived of a valuable privilege - I have no intention of standing by and letting it happen and I have no intention of being around when it does.
Yours
The "muppet", the "liar" and one off "the swine" before whom "pearls are cast".   
Jim Carroll