RobertN wrote:
...but as usual the Mods just ignore me.
i am partly sad and partly disappointed that you say this, robert, as i thought very long and hard about my reply to you.
for information, my reply is quoted below. i shall not post robert's original PM, as i haven't asked his permission:
vetivert wrote:
hi robert - glad you returned. i've read all the above, and thought about it, and i think the nest way to proceed is for you just to post as normal - that way, anyone who wants to start anything is in the wrong, and the mods can deal with them.
i don't know if we can set up an ignore button just for one member, and i actually wonder if that's really want you want us to do. i'll explain that - what that would be asking is for us to take responsibility for any retaliation you might make, and i'm sure that (put that way) this is not what you want.
i'm afraid that, with open forums like WP, no-one can really stop anyone from posting on your threads, as that's tantmount to censorship and privileged treatment - i'm sure you wouldn't want that, either. what i can offer - and i believe other mods would be willing to do the same - is for you to PM us whenever there's a potentially sticky situation looming on the horizon. if you do it privately rather than publicly, then you are absolutely in the right, and no-one jumps on you. in other words, we support you, but are not "nannying" you.
i understand your feelings of vulnerability - what i'm suggesting above helps you to get round those, by empowering you yourself, rather than relying on an ignore button. does this make sense?
as for individuals with whom you do not see eye to eye, as it were... well, debate his points using political arguments, and ask him (preferrably by PM, as public announcements tend to spark off huge and heated debates) not to continue with any solicited offers.
how does that sound?
PM me again if you need to know anything else. i will be posting your PM and the reply on the mods' forum, so that everyone knows exactly what's happening. if anyone has better suggestions, i'll let you know.
Vivi
(as Admin)
i have tried to both accomodate and support you, with the above, and am puzzled as to why you consider this to be ignoring you.