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I am back from having to rush out to take care of a very important business thingy....

I really do want to post on a lighter note because I care, as does the whole admin/mod team, about all of you and for you to feel comfortable and honest in your posting here.

We are honestly not trying to restrict free speech here, even when it becomes a bit heated.

We stay out of most discussions, even tho they may get a bit heated at times.
We value exchange of ideas and information, and rely on you, the members, to apply your own knowledge and experiences, or research articles , etc to agree with or refute other comments posted.

That is healthy debate.
Disagreement while remaining objective rather than subjective in comments

When things take a personal turn, and posts are perceived as attacks or written in a flaming manner, and when we get reports and PMs, we discuss things on admin as much as possible and reach consensus, having looked at as many aspects and views as possible, and when we act, we act in accordance with the very reasonable guidelines that DocJohn has in place.

Those guidelines really arent harsh or restrictive...they are really just guidelines most of us apply to our everyday life....to be respectful of others and treat them as we would hope to be treated.

We really dont intervene a lot, and do try to allow a lot of leeway ( the guidelines are not written in stone )

but when other members of the board, report a post we have to look, evaluate, and act as admin decisions is made.


Of course we cant all be expected to agree, or even to like one another.
But it isnt unreasonable to expect to be treated respectfully by those who disagree with us.
We all have the right to be treated within the guidelines here, just as we have to abide by them.

This is a board filled with highly intellectual and also very caring members.
Let's see these debates reflect that.

with respect and care for all members here
Cheri