Thanks Stew.
I am mindful that you Mods do have a thankless task at times and for the most part it works well and I'm sure others will agree that we appreciate what you do, however I do object to phrases like this:-
"I'm still not sure what you're arguing over though, whether it was the fact that I dared try and start a discussion without being abusive"
Where did that come from!!? It infers that I expect you to be abusive, I do not. Or worse, that you think I'm such a dullard that it's ok to be abusive.
I'm really not arguing, I voiced an opinion and you have chosen to be, what now appears to me to be sarcastic, that really isn't conducive to a sensible conversation and quite frankly I found it provocative especially as I merely voiced an opinion.
That's all I have to say, thank you
It does, ish. When I said I was trying to steer the thread, I didn't mean into a pro or anti Jobs/Apple debate, I meant more into a healthy lets-not-get-too-aggressive-here discussion. That's what is called lenient modding as opposed to telling people what they can or can't say in a thread. I'm still not sure what you're arguing over though, whether it was the fact that I dared try and start a discussion without being abusive, not slapping LRH down immediately or not deleting the petty comment from SMD that was trying to incite a reaction.