And Steve, whether you're nice or not, may not be the issue. It's your attitude toward forum discussion. It appears to me that you still see discussion as combat, not as an exchange of ideas.

And Musket, did you bother to read my 5:33 PM observation on the difference between Brits and Americans? Your opinion seems to be that expressions you deem offensive must be removed. My opinion is that they must be preserved, so people can see how stupid my opponent is. Those are two differing opinions. People can disagree without the world coming to an end. And it really isn't all that important whether one side or the other can claim victory.

But yeah, we do delete posts when they are overly combative, because they are deleterious to the well-being of Mudcat. It doesn't matter to us whether people have "correct" political opinions or not. We moderate for the sole purpose of the survival of Mudcat as a place for discussion. We have never acknowledged any obligation to delete or not delete anything. Our only purpose is our survival, not what you consider to be appropriate or not.

-Joe Offer-