“The person who takes every opportunity to "pick on" others is often mistakenly called "sadistic". In reality, this person is a misdirected masochist who is working towards his own destruction. The reason a person viciously strikes out against you is because they are afraid of you or what you represent, or are resentful of your happiness. They are weak, insecure, and on extremely shaky ground when you throw your curse, and they make ideal human sacrifices.”
― Anton Szandor LaVey, The Satanic Bible

No, I wouldn't say that there was fighting. The thread began with me posting about member, The_Forum_Wizard_of_Oz being POOF!, gone and whatever posts that were made in the forum were also POOF!, gone. At the time that the member was deleted, it appeared that you, admin, hadn't been on in over 3 hours. The dialog evolved from there and for the most part, there were members that were more tactful than others........

It just surprises me that admin turns a blind eye and tolerates some conversations yet in this instance, you chose to tidy the thread up and delete that particular exchange of thoughts. Oh well, I am not sure I understand the logic that is used or what admin construes as a fight. Was it the name calling aspect? Heck, that happens with some regularity.

As long as you read the exchange of thoughts, would you be kind enough to clarify the expectation and terms of chat? According to the disclaimer that is posted, it warns members that it is not moderated and to basically, enter at your own risk. It was my understanding that the reason for the private chat rooms was so that 'you' could control the climate of your room and ban members if necessary. So confusing when members refer other members to the evaluation panel for saying "bad words". Are members held accountable for their words and actions in BOTH the private and unmoderated ( < I guess that's not a real word ) chat rooms? Thank you for your anticipated response.

Foot bridges or ALL bridges?

I live in Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge is the largest suspension bridge in the Americas and is currently the 5th largest suspension bridge in the world. It's over 28,000 feet ( 8,000 m ) long and tends to sway in high winds. Although I have only crossed it a total of 6 times, I have not felt swaying. Thank goodness!

Gosh, no ale in the fridge? For crying out loud, once you've determined that there's no ale, get to the market, get home and put it into the freezer for a quick cool down, you might have invested 3 - 4 hours so I can understand the panic! Is there any particular brand you prefer?

Why thank you! In honor of his birthday will YOU have an extra helping of greens?

Thank you. I was informed that in Oz, Father's Day is September 6th.

Fall and winter are beautiful seasons from a visual standpoint, I DO NOT like raking an abundance of lleaves OR shoveling snow that is knee deep!

I've suffered from depression for more years than I care to remember, and those grey, dark days definitely make it worse.

I have observed Uranus with my telescope on many occasions

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Agreed. "I Saw Her Again" and "Creeque Alley" are two more of my especial favourites

GREAT to find somebody else who appreciates good music and good singers