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Look, if you see someone going over the line, use the abuse button. If the moderators agree, the posts will normally be removed. However, in many cases, especially on this forum, the abuse is going both ways. It's tough for a moderator to take any action at all when there are NO clean hands. Many times we will simply post a knock it off warning to all involved or sometimes we delete the entire thread. I'm often tempted to just delete the entire Religion forum. If the particpants here cannot learn to be civil to each other, then why bother. It ain't worth the grief.

And then, there are the abuse button abusers.... sheesh, this stuff can drive a person nuts.

I'm often tempted to just delete the entire Religion forum. If the particpants here cannot learn to be civil to each other, then why bother. It ain't worth the grief.

Are you equally put off by the incivility of the News forum and the General chat forum? Or is it only Religious incivility that you don't like?

And then, there are the abuse button abusers.... sheesh, this stuff can drive a person nuts.

I feel for ya on that one JimRob. One of my sons is like that. I have to tell him, if there's no blood or broken bones then I don't want to hear it. ;^)

However, in many cases, especially on this forum, the abuse is going both ways. It's tough for a moderator to take any action at all when there are NO clean hands. Many times we will simply post a knock it off warning to all involved or sometimes we delete the entire thread. I'm often tempted to just delete the entire Religion forum.

I stand as this group's very first Poster Child for the type of excesses we're talking about here, Jim. I was personally told to "knock it off" for making a post about the weather, after having two of my prior posts deleted.

I can understand deleting posts and threads for abusive language and personal attacks. However, we "bash" liberals on this board all the time, without fear. In this forum, however, such "bashing" only selectively enforced, depending on the belief system being bandied about. Saying "you're an idiot" is markedly different, in my book, from saying "why did your prophet say X and Y?" In my two deleted posts, I showed pictures of LDS locations and artifacts which are common knowledge to any LDS believer. I documented them here. I did not make any accusation or insult against any LDS believer. Thus, I don't find those particular posts in the nature of being "abusive", but apparently someone did. I suppose they find the weather offensive, too.

Please take a look at the thread and posts in question, and let me know what you think.