RichG - sorry you feel I used The Club in locking down the Jerk thread (my experience with luggage locks are that they are made of the cheapest metal available and it seems they get broken even before I try to use them to safeguard something). I actually understand your thoughts on that and it really could have gone either way. Locking down a thread isn't a knee-jerk reaction and sometimes it seems we should have taken sooner action, but it's still not our intent to "control" the conversation. It is our intent to provide a safe community for those who visit and post with the spirit and intent of the board in mind. The main reason "the jerk" thread was locked down - Jerks aren't allowed on this board, so we feel no reason to allow them to vent. I hope you find this reasonable and looking over your history of contributions, you've been valuable to board and I hope you'll find it a better place to continue contributing.

With the recent attention on these types of topics, we're forced to move backward because of time constraints and may be asking individuals to edit their posts or lock down threads. However, it would be nice to consider this chapter closed.

[This message has been edited by Randy Petersen (edited 12-18-2000).]