[RushCrush]

This is from another thread but I thought it might be helful here. I know you've already started your yahoo forum, but perhaps, even there, when individual discussions get too heated, the solution may be in taking it off this forum, instead of dividing this forum in half. Read below- again, just trying to be helpful. I don't want to see FReepers leave here.

may I offer another solution? I moderate at another forum, a Christian forum, and when thing get a little too heated for the forum and posters want an arena that is less stringent on rules of debate and decorum, I usually suggest they take it to a private forum they set up themselves.

There are lots of free ones available, though often the formats leave a lot to be desired.

That might be a remedy at this time.

This is an excellent idea, especially considering what FreeRepublic has been through recently.

Though I will say that since the Pope was able to forgive his would-be assassin, surely FReepers can put an end to the rancor and forgive each other.

[Peach]

Bump to your last sentence especially.