I have been stuck at work for long hours today, and then had 3 hours worth of work to do when I walked in the door. Now I get to see this - thanks so much.
I have had a quick look, and in all honesty - I can't be bothered to clean up. I put moderators in position because I trust their judgement to keep things clean and from what I have scanned over, that is what has happened. Each member will show the moderators the respect that they deserve when they feel they need to don that particular cap. Drubbing has my full support - and some of you may notice he is a Site (aka Super) Moderator, he gets the run of the entire site. Other Moderators only get sections assigned to them.
Nick - I don't usually do this but I will state it publicly because it goes for everyone. This nailed it:
Relax mate. You can ask "benign and fair questions" and yet still be breaking Monsta's "don't be a dick" rule. They aren't mutually exclusive.
....and I will add there is a certain tone to a 'benign and fair question' as you put it, but that should not be an accusatory tone like the vast majority of what you wrote which to be honest was complete dickishness. The rest of what I have seen from you today is not acceptable either, especially in light of being given a direction and completely ignoring it.
I thought I made it pretty clear in my first post in this thread that I considered it a fresh start, we put historical things in the open, and let people make their own decisions. Members are free to express opinions, but not attack others. And for the record I am not interested in importing that sort of crap from YKW including claims of bias and parochialism. At B&B you had moderators who were also vendors which turned it into a shambles. That's the whole point of this site, the very reason it came into being - I am not affiliated with any store, nor use this forum for any commercial gain.
We are fucking talking about shaving, let's get a grip on ourselves.