I sense a very disturbing diminishment of decorum on these boards. A brief history lesson: the original flyertalk was killed when participants lost respect for each other and for their host.

I, for one, do not want to see this happen again. I request a cessation to personal attacks, whether they be aimed at other flyertalkers, travel industry employees who participate here or anyone else for that matter.

I give and get a lot of information from these boards. I have established relationships here that transcend these boards. I will be very, very sad if the viciousness cannot be held in check and this forum devolves into a typical internet rant- and-flame-o-rama. We are better than this, people.

Look, I love a good fight and a great debate as much as the next person. But we’ve got to raise the level of our debate and stop getting personal. Please stop engaging in behavior that creates liability for our gracious host. Show some respect for your host...would you want invited guests in your house breaking the law? And please employ logic rather than emotion in arguments.

Yes, you are free to write and post whatever you want. But that doesn't mean you should.

And please don’t feel obligated to say, RIGHT ON! or BUT (S)HE STARTED IT! or even SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, YOU FLAMING HYPOCRITE.

But if you have a reasoned, rational, logical argument as to why decorum should not be observed, I’m all ears.

Otherwise, DECORUM, please