Disgusted with some of this board right now.

[fingertrouble]

Obviously I must have a thicker skin (and have been on FAR more flamey forums than this, this is positively genteel) because apart from one obviously tongue in cheek comment I couldn't see a problem with the thread.

My dad is a vegetarian and I have vegan friends (and specific dietary conditions myself, so I get all the 'fussy eater' BS, maybe if I had a name for it they'd leave me alone too!) they are used to questioning and a certain amount of banter, it comes with the territory...and I too was a little ??? over wool and veganism so found the thread interesting for that reason alone.

Problem is of being scared of causing any offence is you can stop instructive threads that have real political/social/cultural import before they start...although quite right to remind people that bashing someone cos of X or Y is bad. But if someone say queries my sexuality or my politics (both contentious in some people's minds) I'd rather have the open forum to say and defend myself and engage the person rather than have it shut down - because what people say in the heat of the moment or as a joke is usually far more telling of their true beliefs than people watching their language.

I guess this might be a cultural difference between those who are used to the rough and tumble of forums and those who aren't?

[Cowher]

It's too bad the ribbing cmacra28 (Chris) got. The Mods stepped in and shut it down, and Nighthawk has started this tread to express his frustration with what happened. And true to XMRKS fashion this thread has filled up with apologizes to Chris, and support. But resorting to "TheOneWhoWillNotBeNamed" (whomever that is?) is just the type of childish response that presumably Nighthawk wished did not occur on the site. Comments like that keep the fires burning, and create undue tension on the board. I too have been absent for some time, and I didn't do any lurking. I'm back now, and am a bit dismayed that only 30 people (and that's a high number) ever seem to on-line at one time. I remember before, getting up in the morning and seeing that 5 pages of posts were made the night before... now maybe 3 and additional comments on perhaps another 4. If this place is to thrive and move on; well quite frankly digging comments like yours will not help.

Frank

Frank. I didn't mean that title to offend you or anyone else. Quite the oppisit actually. I did notice one member who was the offending voice in that thread I didn't want to call him/her out by name therefor inciting anger. I rather referenced a m. night shyamalan movie called the village and used a term or similar term to one used in the movie.
Again I apologize if you took my comment as childish or provoking a quarrel. It was not my intent.

Cheers!

[Nighthawk]

I requested this thread be closed.

[CDNSushi]

The OP felt that his point had been made and therefore the thread could be closed.

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their views on this issue. It really does go to show that we have a lot of people who care about what goes on with this forum. It's encouraging.

Thread closed by request of the OP.

Jim Dunlop
On behalf of
The XMTS Staff