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In every village, there is a village idiot, the village gossip, the village bully, the village vicar, the village smart arse mr know-all (that's my role), the village racist (there's a few.. I'm the anti Chink one) and that is how I like the forum to be. I welcome them all in order to create a microcosm of life.
You are free to mingle and associate with whoever you like but is there really a need to drive anyone out of town? I don't think so. If you place a nick on your "ignore" list, you won't see their posts or receive their PMs anymore. That's all that is needed for everyone to co-exist.
Attempting to get rid of our adversaries and the thorns in our sides makes us no different from LKY wielding the ISA to eliminate the opposition.
The only members I don't tolerate are those that try to burn the village down.
No, I don't believe in driving anyone out either. I just ignore these assholes. I actually told jw5 to let go and move on.
But life is a lot pleasanter without seeing this kind of petty bullying and personal abuse day in and out. (On the other hand, I quite enjoyed clinton666's impersonal over-the-top abuse and ironic humour.) That's what I meant when I said 'good riddance'.