>>There are subjects that have more potential to get out of hand than others.
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>Denis,
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>Don't censure the potential, respond to the act. We could eliminate all inappropriate discussions by not allowing any messages to be posted.

In all due respect, Jim, the original thread had already created inappropriate discussions just prior to it being frozen. In that sense, the UT administrators were dutifully responding to the act, though I think freezing it after the initial posting would have been appropriate as well because the original thread opened a can of worms. What can of worms, you ask? Among other things, the two topics of discussion that should generally be avoided in public forums:

Politics and religion.

Just my .02.

-JT