And exactly what “personal insult” is gleaned from asking why the person who entire posting history on FR seems to be all reposting of seriously slanted, Apple-related news stories? I didnt “eagerly validate” anyone calling you a “cultist”. I responded to a poster that responded to me.
You called that “thinly veiled ad hominem slurs “? See this is what I mean, you are almost sitting there, like some PC (no pun)leftist parsing sentences for insults that you can scream racism or some such equivalent.
What the issue is that you took a single post from JimRob as basically a blank check to “warn” people that YOU take the slightest offense with (note I did not say hurl real slurs and REAL hateful language), to threaten them with expulsion from FR. Which is just a near abuse with whatever was implied by him.
Sorry is questioning that doesn’t seem to me to be “personal insult” on an open forum that sees FAR more direct things said.
Excuse me... it was NOT a single post but a policy post that resulted in the banning of several people who chose to ignore it. It was NOT implied; it was a specific EDICT where Jim Robinson laid down the law of his policy. He has stepped in and enforced it several times since then... and is likely to do it again... just the last time in November when PugetSoundSoldier was ejected from FreeRepublic for doing EXACTLY what you and Flintsilver7 are attempting to do here. I suggest you tread lightly.
Calling fellow Freepers "cultists" and saying that I am insane ARE insults... and intended to be so. They are ad hominem slurs. They are intended to attack the messenger not the issue of the post. That is what JimRob called a halt to... Jim has categorically stated that if you are NOT INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF MAC THREADS TO SIMPLY STAY OUT OF THEM... ignore them. That is a simple solution to your objection to them. If Jim has no problem with them being on HIS forum, then YOU should stop trying to police them.
Jim has multiple times OKed this subject matter... so give it a rest. If you don't like it, go start your own forum and keep it out there. Quit criticizing what has been approved. Your continual criticism is TROLLING. Since YOU don't like them, the solution is simple... don't read them. Don't comment. The 500 members of the Mac/Apple ping list will appreciate not seeing your negative input.