Originally Posted by
bobsaigon2
Your estimate of dissatisfied board members may be correct, but neither you nor I can provide authoritative numbers.
Certainly if the board owner took to arbitrarily closing threads left and right, or banned members indiscriminately, that would be a cause for concern. That has not happened.
One thread was closed, admittedly for a reason that was not substantive. The thread could easily have been left to end naturally. And some deletions by a moderator may also have been contentious.
Should the forum be maintained on an "anything goes" level, without the involvement of the owner or moderators? I would say "yes", but with one exception. Posts which are personally abusive should not, must not be tolerated. The owner or moderators have every right and duty to determine what is personally abusive and remove such posts, as they see fit.
I am sure we will never reach an agreement on this so I don't see any point in prolonging the discussion.
Cheers.