[Ben Holmes]

Guest Wrote:Thanks for the welcome, David. Let's hope it continues to be a civilised site.

It will be...

The rules are quite simple - keep the ad hominem to an absolute minimum (and yes, so far I've actually deleted more critic posts that broke this rule than supporter's posts!)

Use a person's real name.

Labeling a person as a liar can only be done by QUOTING his words about the evidence, then citing the relevant evidence...

And cowardice can be a charge only when the topic has been raised by the coward, yet refuses to respond to the refutation...

In other words, I will not put up with dishonest posters - it has nothing to do with whether I agree with someone or not (despite that common charge). If a person posts something, and either state that it's a personal opinion, or stands ready to cite - then such a person can never have any problems here...

I'll be happy to help anyone who needs to post graphics, urls, videos, or anything else they need posted. That offer is to both sides, not merely critics (those who know me know I'm very firmly situated on that side of the tracks )

Careful viewers might note that I jump in and edit posts on both sides of the aisle, mainly with quoting, links, and photos... and sometimes will simply strip out an ad hominem rather than deleting an entire post.

Complaints have already come about deletions... but they are always posted back to the offending poster via PM to fix and repost if they desire.

Hope that makes clear a few of my policies here...