[Gary]

The issue was/is that there is another topic which includes aspersions and these now remain open.

The topic deleted was an effort to get something that seemed to be simmering in the background out into the open and I am all for honest and factual discussion. It was a pity that the personal abuse resulted in the whole topic being deleted just as we seemed to be getting somewhere.

Are we going to say that we can never put our head above the parapet and attempt to address something that may be controversial?

The nature of a forum is that you are very likely always going to upset somebody no matter what you say!

I do agree that personal abuse is not acceptable.

Happy modelling
Gary

 

[Gary]

Exactly my sentiments.

I am not a dedicated D & E modeller however I do have an enquiring mind and when I read things that make me uncomfortable I do like to obtain more information as the facts may be missrepresented and in my view, rightly or wrongly, it is important to get to the bottom of uncomfortable reading. There was no reference to any specific forum made by myself so I am a little puzzled as to why there is finger pointing. D & E topics generally do seem to have an entirely different tone to steam topics and its a tone that I personally am uncomfortable with but that is me. All references and supporting evidence was drawn from this forum.

Putting your head above the parapet can put your topic in the firing line however it would be a pretty bland forum that did not allow its members to do this.

Personal abuse is not to be tolerated however and should be reported and removed if it causes offence.

Happy modelling
Gary

 

[Gary]

QUOTE dont, particularly, Dennis, but I do believe I should have the right to reply to vague, thoughtless and defamatory generalisations about sections of the hobby that I'm close to. That is in fact a topic related to railway modelling, is it not?

I do agree. Its a pity a whole topic was removed as a result of one members post just as we were drawing to a conclusion.

Happy modelling
Gary