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Hi Richard,
Yes, the posting of inappropriate comments in threads in order to get them closed is something I've taken up with Mike. In a (quite lengthy) email I sent to him I expressed that, even though it is probably not the case, there is a perception of unevenness in the application of the ToS to posts. This unevenness seems to be user specific.
I just wish that, instead of closing an interesting thread, where the majority of contributors are behaving like adults, they delete the inappropriate posts. Some people on these fora will deliberately post something controversial in a thread merely because there are opinions expressed in it that are at odds with their own personal beliefs (be they political, moral or religious). The mods step in and close an otherwise vigorous thread.
I also said to Mike that this behaviour is bullying, and has caused people to stop contributing directly to the forum. I stopped posting in January, this is my second post since, the first was met with a tirade from one of the bullies.
Cheers
Stuart
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