I could have posted this letter on any of a number of ORP threads and it would have been on topic -- I am choosing to do it on a separate thread because I don't want it associated with any specific person or group of people.

ORP has become the "flame and bait forum".

I think it is a particularly nasty insult to the Flyer Talk owner to use his very own forum to violate the TOS he established to attack other posters with posts that would be immediately removed from moderated forums.

While only one or two posters have gone so low as to use an obscenity in ORP, quite a few have challenged the honesty, decency, and morality of specific "opponents".

(I, myself, have been guilty of openly questioning the intellectual honesty of some moderators.)

Ordinary members are guilty.

Moderators are guilty.

Democrats are guilty.

Republicans are guilty.

Omni habituees are guilty.

Omni-boycotters are guilty.

Putting those you don't like on your "ignore" list is not the answer. Maturity is an answer but unfortunately it seems to be an inceasingly rare commodity.

Here's one suggestion: When you feel like attacking a fellow F/Ter (or launching a counter-attack after he hit you) write the nastiest, most vile, filthiest post you can think of.

Preview it. Make certain you have said everything you want about the low-life idiot. Admire your own choice of words. Think of how everybody is going to be laughing at the idiot when they read your carefully-crafted prose. Congratulate yourself on your genius.

Then, instead of hitting the "Submit Reply" button, click on the "X" on the top right of your browser.