Well, here we go again...IP numbers have been recorded, posts have been deleted, emails will be sent.<br><br>From the Trip Reports Terms of Use to which all members (as well as all unregistered viewers) have agreed as a condition of use: "The authority for determining objectionable content rests solely with Turns-All-Year Trip Reports administrators. We have the rights to remove objectionable content if we determine that removal is necessary."<br><br>It was determined that a number of previous posts in this thread were in violation of the Terms of Use, and those posts have been removed. If any member continues to make posts with objectionable content, that member may be banned from this forum (see Terms of Use).<br><br>Jim Oker and cw have got it right: what is expected from the members of this forum is not total agreement with one another, groupthink, or anything similar. Rather, what is expected is that members will respect the right of others to hold and express differing opinions, and that member's posts will acknowledge this right by the respectful manner in which they are written.<br><br>It is suggested that if a member finds that their posted opinion is in the minority, they have a couple of acceptable options. One, do not make any more posts and, if necessary, do not continue viewing the relevant thread; a member can also delete their own previous post(s) if so desired. Or two, engage in a respectful and constructive exchange of ideas with the hope that all parties involved may gain a better understanding of the varied opinions.<br><br>It is never acceptable to, "post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law," (from the Terms of Use).<br><br>If everyone keeps these ideas in mind, then we should continue to have a useful forum which sets a high standard to which most other forums can only aspire. In addition, any time that I have to spend dealing with problem posts is time that I do not have to spend instead making improvements to this web site, such as upgrading this forum to a more modern version.<br><br>Charles
