Originally Posted by Bart

There was a time, a very long time ago, when this forum was excellent for exchanges of views between frequent flyers and TSA employees. Lots of good ideas were exchanged and lots of insights were shared. Somewhere along the line, things got personal.

I realize that TSORon, eyecue, SATTSO, and I leave ourselves wide open whenever we comment. But it seems one-sided; you get to call us names or question our character either directly or obliquely, and we get bounced out if we respond in kind.

I can see that some effort has been made to clean things up, and I certainly appreciate it. But if you take the time to really read the content of what TSORon, eyecue, SATTSO and others are saying, they're trying to address things from an insider's view. I don't think any of us are foolish enough to believe that a few typed words on an internet forum are going to convert anyone to become TSA supporters. But it's unfortunate that when we do share our insights that some of the forum's members feel free to attack us either directly or by categorizing us with indirect insults rather than looking at the substance of our comments.