[lucrum]

I don't like to be one to fuel the fire and usually keep out of this sort of discussions, but I do feel that there is something to this.

Yes, I agree with OP that offtopic, out of the blue comments that are solely meant for ridicule and discomfort should be kept to an absolute minimum. Keeping a serious and level-headed discussion is key whatever the subject are.

However, running a thread on how unserious some members tend to be on subjects they disapprove of seems to me like a big waste of time. This is a discussion that should be taken with mods over PM or post a thread to urge a mod to contact you to discuss what you find an important and crucial topic.
You can't expect anything else than a flamewar when doing this sort of discussion in the open. It's like standing in a crowd, telling your friends that you do not like what the other half of the crowd does. It's bound to hit trouble, no matter how right you are in your case.

There has been a level of bickering and downright childlike behaviour lately that exceed anything I've seen for a long long time. The only line you can draw between these, to connect them together, is that every single one of them can be boiled down to a simple: Yes, no, yes no - type of discussion.

Everyone should be able to say things freely, everyone are entitled their opinion...but please folks, keep it civil and keep it ON topic.
If anyone has anything against members of Avalon to such an extent they think it is right to ridicule, the correct channel for this is to contact the mods or Bill Ryan himself. Preferably the mods first and if the issue cannot be sorted with them the next level is included.

This will make this forum alot easier to read, as we now have to sort through a load of threads that only makes sense to the parts involved.

As for members that feel the need to discredit or apply accusations against other members here on Avalon, even though you feel you are doing the right thing...and maybe you are right as well, my respect is certainly not earned by doing it like this.
I am sure that goes for the majority of this forum, as we mostly make up a bunch of people with a little somewhat on top of our shoulders.
Telling people to not listen to a certain individuals is exactly the same as the individuals that tell people what to believe and what to think.

Remember that!