”Sorry, Backwoodsman but I do want to respond to this point Iains made on another thread.”

No reason to apologise to me, DMcG - as was pointed out to me in a sequence of unpleasant PMs recently (not from anyone on this thread), I’m not a Moderator.

FWIW, I have no personal issue with anyone who responds to anyone else, as you invariably do, with reason and civility. My request in my OP was made in the hope that others would refrain from reacting to flame-bait (and yes, I’m fully aware that I’ve done my share, but I’ve adopted a policy of ignoring the flame-baiter and, for me at least, it works).