I have <span style="color: #CC0000">deleted certain posts</span> (and I did not single anyone out). I am not taking sides - <u>will not take sides</u> - in any of the personal issues that this thread devolved to.
There is a reason that you don't see a lot of personal bickering on the forum - it's because <span style="color: #663366">I simply won't allow it</span>. Sometimes folks are put off by my insistance that we all play nice, but oh well. Look, there are always going to be differing opinions, and that's fine. But if any member has an issue with another member, the rules of the forum state that you should take it to email or PMs - NOT on the forum. My advice:
1) If you have a different opinion, state it respectfully and read what you write as if you were on the receiving end. Remember that in forum or email communications, a person's intent can be misunderstood because there is no voice inflection in the written text. Often something you could say face-to-face with no problem might not be received as well in written text.
2) If you do take someone's posts personally, you have two options. First you can choose to ignore the other person's post (this can be done literally by visiting their profile page and click the "<span style="color: #006600"><u>Ignore This User</u></span>" link. Or, you can PM the person and discuss it like adults. Who knows, you might even resolve the issue and realize that neither side is really such a bad guy after all.
At this time I am locking this thread.
Basil