G'day folks, I have been asked, via more than one pvt email today, what my views are on the current thread on The Raj List. My view is that as long as any lister does not denigrate another Listers point of view that that, in these days, is OK. When they step over the mark, in the Administrators view then the Administrator should make a ruling. We are now at that stage. I have found the most reasonable way to settle differences is to declare a Topic or Thread "Off Topic", or "This Topic is Now Closed". Generally this has been found to be obeyed, in the past. The final moves that the administrator can take are two fold. Either turn the "Moderate all Msgs" sent to the List, or moderate the one person who will not abide by the Administrators decision. I have used the second one a few times in the past. Indeed I myself, have been placed on "moderation" on another List. It is definitely a blow to one's self esteem. But, there has to be a "Boss" and that is the Administrator. One should always remember that there are two sides to the story - and some folk are only seeing one. I'll quote a sentence form the Bible - "Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?" Lets move on. As to "making some rules".....who was it said, "rules are there for the guidance of the wise and for the instruction of the ignorant." I for one, do not want to make rules for this List. Rules can be got around. The Administrator surely - can't be got around. The other day I mentioned, on another List, in response to another lister who wrote that "all men are born equal". My Grandfather told me often, that all men are born equal, but some are born more equal than others. I think that the List Administrator is one of those born more equal. Any discussion on this msg of mine should be taken up in pvt email to me and NOT on this List. ooroo