>>Thanks for your help Paul. I'm sorry we jump on you like that. I allmost did too. Trolls are a real problem here, as you have already seen.<<
Thank you. I really do understand. First, it's normal to challenge newcomers (you should see how my martial arts group does it). Second, you've got a real problem with trolls and and third I'm not a perfect match and didn't want to lie to pretend I was.
But it didn't follow me out of that thread and people gave me a fair chance elsewhere.
And I'm happy to share my experience with defending a site - long ago I ran the Free Speech BBS in Atlanta and now I deal with computer security so you've got my full sympathy - its tough to believe in free speech and also to protect yourself and your members.
We welcome all sorts here. Where else will you find a Buchananite and a Libertarian side by side? We all have one common enemy. Before any intraparty differences can be hashed out, we need to take care of the left.