Ake, your actual phrase was

Thankfully the people who operate this site do not share your mindset and most of your worst excesses have been removed.

And it was made clear by your subsequent post that this was directed at me -

Sorry that post was directed to the gnome.

This is a blatant and provable lie. Other people can confirm that I have never had a post removed. Yet you say always tell the truth and then accuse me of being disingenuous!

I have no need to disassociate myself from anyone because I am not associated to anyone. The people you refer to are no more my friends than you are. I class everyone on the Mudcat as equal and believe they are no different from anyone else unless they prove otherwise. My views are my views and I can see a world of difference between calling someone childish names and attacks on vulnerable groups in society. I would happily call anyone a twat or a arsehole but I would not tell someone who had different sexual inclinations to me that they were perverted or had obvious psychiatric problems. I don't understand why you cannot make that distinction but I know that the other people you refer can do so and that makes their views closer to mine that to yours.

DtG