[Scooter]

Now I'm gonna make my points.

1. The only people that think this thread is rediculous are those that dont have a problem with it. Why not encourage public discussion? I have chosen to do so a number of times. If 1 person raises a query, it can be easy shot down my an admin, but surely if many people contribute, a greater indiciation of members attitudes can be obtained. Why are you so scared of public discussion about issues? I've found this site has had an unfortunate tendancy to sweep controversial issues under the rug.

2. There have been no personal attacks here. There was comment that a particular POST was arrogant and I stand by it. Claiming a members genuine concern as trvial, simply because its no big deal to you, is in my opinion, arrogant behaviour.

I dont even care about what this thread was originally about... it wasn't me that originally raised it, but what does make me irate is that members dont seem to be able to raise concerns and invite discussion without being criticised heavily and threatening with banning.

If people on this site are not able to express different opinions, I fear I may not last here very long, which would be a shame.