[NeilBlanchard]

I am a moderator on two other forums (SilentPCReview.com and ApteraForum.com) for many years, and I know some of the difficult considerations that are required to do a good job. Mix in the hard stuff with the mundane and boring and non-stop effort to fight Spam, and I hope that folks will realize what it takes to have an energetic and helpful "place" like this EcoModder.com forum. I know that there were at least two people banned in this situation, and so I think it was handled fairly.

We need to agree or disagree without being disagreeable. We need to discuss/debate/argue without being personal, or uncivil. Something I have learned that may help others, is by admitting to your mistakes and by acknowledging when others are correct, and admitting when you don't know something or making your own counter-arguments -- all *helps* your own credibility.