Absolutely no personal attacks!!!

[Charles L. Cotton]

Every so often I have to post something like this. Each time I try to be as polite and statesman-like as I can; not this time. Personal attacks will not be tolerated, I don't care who is doing it. Personal attacks obviously include derogatory or inflammatory comments about someone, but they also include insinuations that a poster is lying. Come on folks, we all know when someone is "getting in someone's face" so don't do it. We are all old enough to know that often it's not what was said, but how it was said that causes the problem.

The Moderators do the best they can reading what averages to be 250 posts a day. If you see a problem, send a PM to one of them and we'll get to it as quickly as possible. But understand this, the Moderators may not agree with your assessment - many times it's a judgment call. In fact, the Moderators don't always agree among themselves, which is why we discuss a thread or post in the Moderators forum before taking action, unless it is a clear violation of forum rules.

Chas.