[Dennis David]

While deleting an entire topic may seem heavy handed it is sometimes the best approach when things start to degenerate. By deleting the entire topic you are basically not "picking sides" and deciding on your own what is acceptable and what isn't. Leving it there but locking it to me seems even worse unless you would rather I censor each post. Since we have a private forum maybe next time I'll just move it there and you all can sling each other as much as you like but if you read the last couple of posts you could see why it was deleted and if I were to move this to the other forum I would never want to visit the private forum.

BTW,

I've been on a number of railtours in the US/Europe and I don't know what you guys are even talking about? I've never seen that kind of behaviour.

 

[Dennis David]

I may be wrong but I thought we are trying to concentrate on model railroading and subjects that can be applied to our hobby. If some of you want to discuss the current state of society I suggest you discuss that on another forum or even better yet get a life.

 

[Dennis David]

Double standards are absolutly not endorsed. As far as morderating the individual replies, you have a point. But then I'm sure we'll have numerous disussions around "why was my comment deleted and not so and so's?"

As far as relating to our hobby, a topic relates only if the disussion will further our modelling pursuits orthe understanding of those. If it simply comments on peoples behavior how does that apply? Beteeen you and me I only just now figured out what D + E might mean and truthfully I've never though of that being a separate group. At least it's not in my mind. But back to the topic, in my opinion the entire topic was innapropriate regardless of the merits of individual responses. You'll notice we have never puled a topic regarding DCC to my knowledge even though those get quite heated.

As far as my comment about getting a life I would say, it was tongue in cheek but not quite firmly.

Even though I moderate this board I always wonder why some people, and I am not directing this against anyone, assume a different personality when they converse on a forum and that if you met the person in "real life" they are quite different. So the question in my mind is why is this so and I think in that case "getting a life applies" such that the person needs a forum, whether it is ours or not to really express themselves.

For myself, I think if you met me you would see that I am exactly as I am on this board. An "old" guy trying to stay young through his all too many hobbies.

 

[Dennis David]

It wasn't removed because of one member's post.

Frankly I'm at a lost for words.