I would like to add that, although as Mac has related, I am moderator for this forum on Freethinkers, it stiil comes under Freethinfers Forums Rules, as pointed out in the "RDF" Post.

I admit that I have not been moderating this thread as closely as I should have, mainly because of personal commitments on my time. I hereby give Mac authority (not that it is needed, since it is her board), unaquivicably, to delete, edit, ban as she feels fit on this forum. This should have been understood by anyone who has read the "RDF" post, but I'm just re-iterating that.

Real Debate Forums is a place to have a "Real Debate" - not a slanging match. The only rule for RDF is no personal attacks (apart from Ezboard Terms of Use). However, The Real Debate Forums Annexe is a guest on Freethinker's Pub, and as such is subject to the greater rule of the Freethinkers Pub Rules! Mac has been very leanient, as far as I can see in allowing some of the debates on this forum to continue, and I don't think we should abuse that leaniency.

I felt it nessecary a couple of weeks ago to place a notice (which was pegged to the top) statiing that things were getting out of hand. I included myself in that notice, apologizing for stepping out of the one rule. I intend to peg that post back to the top.

Please, guys, don't abuse the forum, let's have debate, even heated debate, but let's not descend into the anarchy of attacks, threats, aggression or personal insults against people. By all means, comment, dissagree, even insult a person's argument but not the person themself. They are entitled to their opinion, just the same as you are and they are entitled to express it just as you are!

Just have a little consideration and don't threaten, antagonize, don't insult and don't have personal digs at each other - please! That goes for both perceived side of the debate!

John