To all members of the Anderson Talkzone forum:
It is with some reluctance that the administrator of this forum, with the concurrence of a majority of the panel of moderators has deleted the following three screen names from the membership list:
Bic
the-puppet-master
Republikin
All three logged on within the past 48 hours specifically for the purposes of attacking both moderation and individual moderators of this forum. The posts that led to these actions can be found on the threads OBAMA'S TROUBLING INTERNET FUNDRAISING, Moderators, and Can Obama B.S. His Way To The Top.
Any attempts by those three - or any other members - to launch personal attacks against ANY member of this forum will result in the deletion of additional screen names if necessary. All three may appeal this action by asking a current member to notify the moderation panel, or by using one of their other screen names to send a private message. They were deleted with the concurrence of three of four moderators; they can be restored by the same. Do not attempt to appeal on the forum itself.
Two other screen names that will still be posting here have been warned about actions detrimental to the civility of this forum: Mr. Hankey and Citizen1. A third screen name, voice-of-reason, is hereby warned that further efforts to undermine moderation on Anderson Talkzone will result in direct action. All three screen names are subject to immediate deletion without further warning if they persist.
Anderson Talkzone IS a moderated forum. If you keep it civil and keep it on topic there should be no problems in the future. Keep in mind, NO ONE WILL BE WARNED OR DELETED BECAUSE OF THEIR POLITICAL OPINIONS UNLESS SUCH OPINIONS ARE SO OUTRAGEOUS THAT THEY ARE OFFENSIVE TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE (such things as racism, sexism, vulgarity, etc.)
We ask everybody to please understand that each of the four moderators also posts as a member of Anderson Talkzone and is not immune from the pitfalls of lively political debate, including criticism and/or political attacks. Each of us took on the role of "moderator" in an effort to restore and maintain civility and a reasonable semblance of order on this site - nothing more, nothing less. We will work to get "moderator" and "administrator" screen names separate from our member names to avoid confusion in the future.
This forum has been given a chance to continue to be a voice in the Anderson community, but that chance could be gone forever if we deliberately continue to tear each other down with personal attacks. There are some members who actually want the site to fail, but if it does, it will NOT be through their efforts.
- Anderson Talkzone Moderation Panel
