koyaanisqatsi wrote:
Nor was I. I did communicate with Rick, acknowledging that my language was inappropriate and so forth but, without breaching confidentiality, I wasn't reprimanded or threatened with a ban.
Given what Koya said privately to me, there was really no need for me to say much to him. We're all adults here, and it was understood on all hands that we had drawn a line under that incident, with appropriate regrets expressed and hands shaken.
As to bans... all I'll say is that it takes quite a lot to get banned from this forum. Straw Dog managed it, but he really was trying very hard. (It was the threats of physical violence that did the trick in his case, though I think I might have eventually banned him for his repeated obscene homophobic abuse of pretty much everyone he encountered towards the end of his time here) There have been a few spats here, but usually they either just settle down or are sorted out courteously between the people involved. I do sometimes visit other forums, and this is definitely one of the most civilized I've seen. Even the Ford Scorpio Owners Forum has nastier rows than this place! This is partly due to AMod's tactful moderation and partly down to the fact that the posters here are generally nicer, brighter and more more mature than the average keyboard warrior.
Anyway, apart from SD nobody has been banned for years. Please, NOBODY TAKE THIS AS A CHALLENGE! One Straw Dog is enough for the time being, I think.
Barbara - you are welcome to carry on posting in this thread until the end of time as far as I'm concerned. Please don't feel you've been 'hung out to dry' - as AMod has already pointed out, the postings in question were swiftly removed. If you ever feel you have a problem here then PM either AMod or myself. That goes for everyone.
I would issue an appeal for everyone to have reasonably broad shoulders, to cultivate moderately thick skin, and to be kind to one another, but as I've already mentioned, we're all adults here, so I'll shut up.
