@All
Thanks for the replies.  So I take it that as no one was able to explain why any member should have to put up with that, it was fair of me to assume that people will continue not to put up with that no matter what is changed.

@Clarkie
You're right, it doesn't give anyone the right to disrupt anything, but my point it these things do cause people to disrupt.

@RorrKonn
Cool vid, but I look at the way it's all been going and can't help but recall the title and band name of This One.  That is one accurate representation of the way things are in the world, a great way to symbolise a situation with cover art.

@Moriador
I have no problem with Shane either, not 90% of the time, but that other 10% is in a state of misunderstanding as has been made clear in his post.

@Shane
People here aren't aware of it, but we both know I have taken these issues to the mod over these things (that mod being you).  Three times in total I've asked why something has been removed and/or not been put back after an explanation or rethink.  I get no reponse to my effort for doing that, nothing.

So even when I behave as expected, nothing comes of it.  Look at it from the member point of view and ask yourself, what does it look like to them if you do these things, and then when they contact you, you ignore it?

If you truly have no issue with me and expect some respect, then be prepared to repsect what this member is telling you.  Despite how you read it, my reply to Khai could not have been in better humour, in fact it was worded to lighten the atmosphere, to cause a giggle.

If you cannot respect what I just told you and take that as the truth, then you have no respect and therefore you have none in return.  I've just told you, openly, in public, that the post was intended to give a lighter atmosphere to what was really a depressing thread.  I don't want you to remove Khai's post, I'm perfectly happy for it to remain because he posted what he wanted to say.

What I want is for you to trust me and put back my reply to it, and to understand that when people make the sort of comment Khai made, it's pretty obvious they're going to get a reply to it.  My reply was perfectly acceptable by any standards, others here might not have replied to such a comment with humour, they could have gotten nasty about it.

I did the opposite yet it still got removed, that's just not on.