[Julie in the rv mirror]

Originally Posted by CarylB

I don't see a need to vote. Rainer put it very well .. and it's just decent and civil behaviour.

I don't see a need to vote, either. But I don't find Meat's responses to those posters to be decent or civil behavior, either.

Originally Posted by CarylB

Most recent events .. I personally consider he had no need to apologise; in fact I was rather surprised he wasn't more angry.

I disagree. It's hard to say with 100% certainty, because there are probably posts that have been deleted that I missed, but I did not see any posts that justified the type of response which they received. If we were to treat each other in the same manner, it would never be tolerated (and rightly so). Fans have feelings, too, and they can be hurt, especially when they have a lot invested, whether it be time, money, etc.

Originally Posted by CarylB

I have never felt intimidated, but then I don't ever feel the need to hurl criticism at him in a way that provokes a reaction.

Again, I don't feel the comments were made with the intent to provoke.

I do feel intimidated, and I don't think I'm a person to "hurl criticism" at anyone. Using the "person in the room" analogy, I compare it to being afraid to voice my opinion in a business meeting (however respectfully phrased) because I'm afraid that the boss will berate me if I disagree with him.

Originally Posted by CarylB

we don't always know what else has happened elsewhere and underpins the post we see him responding to; we may but see the tip of an iceberg on this forum.

Then we shouldn't see the end result on this forum, either. It's not fair to the other members.