[onyx]

Dearest RKBA Democrat, I've read your advice to the others I've pinged and I know your intentions are good and that you mean well, but I need to tell you that, although I am not now nor have I ever been a moderator here, hitting abuse should be reserved for the most outrageous of posts: crude personal attacks, threats against another member(s), posting of a member's personal info, FR mail, crude cartoons, crude language, info cited from prohibited sites and the like.

Thread invaders with serial and inciteful posts are disruptors, and if they won't leave after asking or advising them to leave, then hitting abuse on them, seems reasonable to me.

Flame Wars are part of FR but don't think for a minute that Jim is not fully aware of who starts 'em and who won't let go. Those who engage risk time-out's whenever Jim determines none of the warriors have "clean hands."

/rant off

[RKBA Democrat]

Yes onyx. I agree that abuse means ABUSE which means violation of the site rules and principles of this site.

Here is the thing: I’ve seen most of what you’ve outlined within the last month if not week. FReepers are a tolerant bunch. Even those being overtly abused seem reluctant to complain. I have little tolerance for bad behavior in violation of the agreement that we all made when we signed on. The system only works when we allow it to.