I stayed uninvolved in this conversation intentionally, because in spite of certain treatment of me and others, I felt a fellow member had the right to air his complaints. I applaud the moderators for taking action to correct repeated violations of the Terms of Service, and apologize for any and all infractions I myself have committed over time.

I believe the action of locking threads, archiving and soft deleting posts is both necessary and valid to deal with a problem member. In some cases, myself included, merely being asked to delete a post or modify it to comply with terms of service, or having a moderator delete the post and enforce a warning point, is enough. For others, asking politely and issuing warnings is not enough. And the corrective actions taken by moderators to enforce terms of service are necessary to have a forum that is conducive to intelligent, respectful exchange of ideas.

Thank you once again, everyone, for your attention to this matter. I do not feel as though my problems were being ignored, nor do I feel I was given special treatment. My (few) inappropriate posts were deleted and I agreed to follow the terms of service.

It should be that way for everyone who wishes to participate.



I look forward to further participation in this forum with all of you fine fellow Orgahs.