>>I believe one should be accountable for what he says, as such, if you post something and no one has read it, then its OK to change what you said. But if someone has read it, then you shouldn't be able to change it without letting people know what has happened.
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>>Jim, I'll have to disagree with you on this one, forums are hot places, but the medium, written word, gives you the opprtunity to: a) cool down before replying b) think your answer before clicking the 'post' button.
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>And the best venting tool is to write a venomous message, then just not send it. The concentration required for this also helps cooling one's temper down.

Agreed.

Hoping that everybody is reading this thread, I'll post something I started writing earlier today...

A friend of mine recommended these forums as a place where I could mingle with professional people from the IT industry. I came here with the understanding that people here were mature and offered help. Yes, sometimes there are heated discussions, but that makes things interesting. I believe that if a discussion ends up in name calling, that discussion stops having any worth.

From all that has happened, I am left very disappointed with a lot of you guys (and gals). If you have a problem with something, talk about it with whoever did it, but don't flood the forums with inane posts just as an act of defiance to authority. Hey! If I felt that whatever happened here was not right, I would say it and then stop visiting this site!

So please, start acting maturely