As a forum moderator myself on a couple of forums, it's sometimes an unpopular decision to shut down a thread. Basically, if and when insults start to fly, or the discussion is based on religion or politics, they generally don't last too long. Our forum rules are very clear and concise on not starting threads on those two topics, and also very clear about treating people with respect......and if you are a member of those forums (these are motorcycle related, not camping/RV related forums by the way), you have agreed to abide by the forum rules when you register. So this forum is no different than many forums which prohibit political or religious discussion. I probably am a bit too lenient at times, and and have allowed some threads to run that maybe shouldn't have, mostly because everyone was playing nicely. The instant that it turns the other way though, the padlock gets put on and that thread is closed.
I can say from experience, the moderators have a mostly thankless job that lends you to be a "good guy" one minute and a "bad guy" the next....depending on what your actions are/were.
So a hats off to the Admin and Mod staff here for a job well done everyone. Keep up the good work!.
