To be honest I don\'t think anyone gets too bent out of shape when members have the odd mild pop at each other. At the end of the day it\'s going to happen from time to time given the nature of the forum.
However, when someone persists with insults after being warned we don\'t have much choice but to ban them. LDS didn\'t get banned for making the odd comment and in the same way we appear to have let Irish Fans insult slide, we did the same with LDS initally. But he proved to be a persistent offender, even after an official warning, so there wasn\'t much that could be done other than ban him. If Irish Fan or any other member behaves in the same way they\'ll also get banned.
I\'m not saying this means members are fee to throw insults and will only be punished if they continually persist, but that sometimes as Mods we have to use a bit of discretion as to when apply the letter of the law. Personally I think sometimes it\'s better to let things simmer down rather than drawing attention to it and more so when the insults are relatively mild (ie \"moron\" or \"troll\")
We ask all our members to show respect to one another and address each other in a friendly manner, but we have to be realistic and accept that from time to time things will occasionally get a bit heated. But even so, Irish Fan shouldn\'t have reacted to your post as he did and I\'ll contact him via PM to ensure he makes himself familiar with the rules, so this doesn\'t happen again.
Mustang2020 wrote: While I do not approve nor disapprove of LDS\'s comments, some may want to read this, it is from the poster of this thread (taken out of the I met dr loria thread):
phalloboards.websitetoolbox.com/post/Met...l=30&highlight=loria
post #27
\" Then stop being a troll and leave. To clear the record hanging is what I have done the most. I have lost a lot of weight. They both contribute. I do not know how much to contribute to each. The two of you are morons and if youdon\'t want to read the progress then don\'t.\"
There has been many promises of pictures of this poster\'s progress, but so far none have been provided and may be it had to do with this site\'s picture problems but now it seem to be working.
I am Stating some facts.