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>The constant bickering and personal attacks on the UT are becoming such a distraction that the real VALUE of the forum is lessened. And at the very root of this loss of value are highly respected, knowledgable, MVP/MCP/sysop/guru-types.

Because only few of them has a sense of accepting that they are not the only expert. It's a personality problem that needs major repair.

>"We are extremely strict with those individuals that have an inappropriate attitude online. We will not tolerate someone who blasts other people or any such similar message. The Universal Thread is to be used for technical support. When discovered, depending on the severity of the situation, we may or not send a notice to the user. It may result in the deletion of the account, the message and/or the thread."

Just because of the "exception to rule" as Jim Booth says to Jess.