I support Randy's decision to allow us to see the offending thread, to better understand his expectations/threshold of tolerance of what constitutes his TOS.
To johnfpage-
it takes just ONE post to defend yourself; then just ignore any further posts from the other person.
And/or
simply tell the other person that you don't wish to do any transactions with him/her, which is your right. And again, simply ignore any future posts from that person.