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[Scud]

Bottom line Dave, yeah some of us are being driven away with the new rules.

Well maybe, but I think the numbers alluded to have been exagerated.

As to the PM you received, it wasn't from me and I learned of it after the fact. I would have disagreed had I been asked, I didn't think what you said required moderating. In our defense, though, maybe you're not the only one who's nervous? None of us want to see a return of the last few months of 2009 and I think we can all agree to that.

PMs are a courtesy, nothing more nothing less. Doesn't take much guts to to make a comment on a web forum either, you'll have to admit.

Peter, what's past is past. I can't undo stuff, I can only try to make things better moving forward and I can't do it alone or if guys (even if it's just a few) would rather tear things down rather than build them up. If you really feel that the CS forum has gone downhill then help me improve it. Start some threads you think will be topical and interesting. Not sure what was meant by "generic", but if there's something more on-point, start one up.

Chuck, I note your points. I still think you might be jumping to conclusions, but who knows, maybe everyone was coming to our forum to watch the in-fighting? Personally, I think that's not something CS members should be too proud of. Your previous post mentioned everyone not coming here anymore due to the "generic" nature of the threads, which I think is of greater concern. I can't do much about that, but you can. How many times do I have to say that?

The quote from the "Hey Scud" post was correct. I can't ban any member without consent from the senior officers. The senior officers, however, allowed me to impose stiffer rules in the hopes that the CS forum could be calmed down a bit. We were considered a laughing stock (which I take offense to). I think it's gone well and I disagree that the majority of CS members enjoy name calling and personal attacks. I disagree too, that those are the features that make for a good or even heated debate, Dan Ackroyd vs. Jane Curtain (you miserable slut) aside. Nor do I feel they are the things our forum should aspire to. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think so.

So, how about we drop this? Agree to disagree? Chuck, I await your thread. Make it a good one. Extreme assault? Variable visibilty? Navies? I'm game. No swearing though.

Dave