Okay. Moderators may have their place on FT to help steer members' posts to appropriate forums and keep threads on topic (although it seemed to me that we were largely accomplishing this on our own). But policing...stricter policing...talk of Blind Justice...swift action against violators? Good heavens!

My approach to FT has been and will remain rather straightforward. I read through topics that interest me, learn from them, contribute whenever I believe my posts can make a difference and ignore the posts (and authors) I do not like.

There have been many, many posts I have read, since joining FT about 17 months ago, where the author has been arrogant, rude, crass, mean spirited and downright nasty. And, because of those posts, I have concluded that he or she probably is someone I would prefer not to meet.

Sad to say those situations still exist, at times, even under the guise of the "new and improved" FlyerTalk.

However, I have met some wonderful people at FT gatherings and on my mileage runs and other travels. It is these folks who keep my interest in FT and keep me logging on at least daily, plus there are a number of FTers I do hope to meet one day.

While I don't know the details about how any FTers might have suffered at the hands of some of the folks who have been "dealt with" and are no longer around (don't want to know...none of my business) I just can't get excited about such things.

If I read a post that I find objectionable, I typically pass it by and focus on others that are written in the true spirit of FlyerTalk: sharing information, ideas, philosophies, strategies and personal experiences with the goal of helping each other enjoy travel - and meeting folks along the way to share that joy when we can - while maximizing the benefit of frequent flyer and other affinity programs.

I'm with Punki and PG on this one.