I couldnt agree more!!!

We are going to have to try for a bit more of a disciplined approach here!
This forum has a wealth of knowledge, ideas etc to share, and yet so often, when these really important discussions take place, they degenerate into just what Ron has described here! And then members who have info to share or those that really need it, get put off and leave or lurk.

Hijacking threads is simply NOT ok! Period!!

The last thing we want to do here is play referee ..... so, it really is up to everyone here how we move forward. Hopefully, the essence of these debates will not be lost in the petty stuff

Perhaps we can have a trial run where, when one of these threads gets taken so OT that it is detracting from the subject under discussion, that the OT posts get reported to us immediately so we can step in and try to steer things back on topic. Similarly whenever a discussion takes on personal negativity. We can then either remove offending posts, and /or start new threads for OT ones to merge to.

Should other discussions arise from the subject, but that are not directly pertaining to it...PLEASE start a new thread...dont highjack the existing one

hoping we can get this important discussion back on track now..............
Cheri