[user104658]

Originally Posted by TomToWin

Obviously that should never be allowed as nobody comes on a forum to be insulted but people feel very strongly about certain issues and it is just human nature for people to get worked up about those issues.

should we not think about allowing a little leeway here and there during a heated debate as long as members aren't insulting eachother?

TBF TiBB gives quite a bit more leeway than a lot of forums already.

But yeah, I've spoken before of a forum (similar size to this one) that I was a member of as a teenager. It had ONE moderator (the admin) and he was paid staff, 9 - 5 Monday - Friday. So all evening every day, and all weekend, the place was completely unmoderated.

And I seriously LOVED that forum . It was the Wild West, a total free-for-all, and forged some pretty meek and mild members into the best keyboard warriors I've had the pleasure to encounter. Simpler times. Sigh.