martin2007 wrote:
The thread should go when it's run out of steam, or when an administrator deems it violates guidelines, not because we have some deep need to maintain a good-natured appearance of harmony.
I am paying attention. Generally I have a great deal of respect for most posters who are in the habit of contributing here regularly, and find that in most cases differences of opinion are satisfactorily resolved without the need of any interference. It is amazing to me how articulate people can be, and therefore capable of working it out for themselves.