Boys! Boys! It looks like some of you need to have a valium or a lie down.

This is the way I see things:

1. Anyone who asks for help or advice can't afford to be too sensitive about the response or the tone of the response. "Beggars can't be chosers".

2. People who have an axe to grind (on a personal basis) with others on the forum ought to learn to moderate their posts. A bit of good humoured badinage is entertaining - but the temptation to descend into personal abuse should be resisted.

3. I AGREE THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO SHOUT - UNLESS EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to get through to some people without SHOUTING.

4. The idea of the forum is to seek and share knowledge and views. Helping people to learn to spell and use proper grammar and punctuation is, in my books, sharing knowledge.

5. This is no place to display your ignorance or your ignorant attitudes - unless, of course, you don't know any better. (If you'll excuse the tautology!)


I don't think it's necessary to add a smiley but I respect the views of any who might think otherwise.