Just a few words about moderation. Generally I'll keep to the board standard with a couple of additions.  


Robust and lively debate is encouraged, but please play fair.

Please keep your comments on topic, respectful and free of gratuitous profanity. Contributions that engage in personal attacks (ad Hominems), racism, sexism, bigotry, hatred or are otherwise patently offensive will be subject to removal.

There will also be  zero tolerance for posts that make fun of another participant's nickname (For Example:  Ratshit)

Comments on the content of a post are fine. Calling Al Gore all kind of things is fine by me, except in the highly unlikely case that he joins the forum himself. Use of the terms 'denialist' or 'chicken little' is also fine.

These same rules apply to the moderator. I'll delete or modify any posts of mine that the majority of posters find offensive. (we all get carried away sometimes).

I think that about sums it up. Oh - and no folders allowed. Only scrunchers  

John_Taverner wrote on Jan 30^th, 2016 at 9:41am:


...John, it took you 8 years to arrive at this conclusion?