Wow, I just spotted this thread :

First off, the message to SM is a warning, and it's one they had better heed.  There are organizations out there set-up specifically to deal with corporate malpractice, and all SM need to do to put themselves in that position, is screw-up just once more with the unauthorised 'Calling-Home' crap - and they'll find their products getting VERY closely monitored.  As I said, I've not reported it this time, but that's merely down to the fact that it could be a genuine mistake.  If it happens a second time, however (on a different build), they'll be reported faster than you can say ... CRAP!

As for the F-word I find myself using a lot lately, it's the outright stupidity of some members on this forum that cause those F-Words to surface in the first place.  And just so you know, I always used to censor that word until I saw others were getting away with using it.  Go back in time and start reading, you'll see that others started that long before I did.  So there's that, and then there's the the way I often get singled-out around here, and that's another thing that can be dealt with in ways you're likely not even aware of, so it had better stop - now.

Away from this forum I am perfectly polite and have a perfectly civil tongue.  Then again, away from this forum I'm not subjected to such levels of sheer ignorance and stupidity as is often demonstrated around here.  It's those that aren't aware of what goes on that "need a little guidance" , not me - and such people would do well to remember that.

The rules that are posted above are completely useless because they failed even on concept, nevermind putting them into practice.  If my post to SM is seen as an "attack" and the "F**k" word is no longer permitted here, then why is my rant to SM and all my naughty F-Words in my other posts still there?  This place is about as consistent as a failing lightbulb, so my suggestion is to sort your own problems out, you just might find that the forum will be better as a result.  It's much better than blaming others for the state of the place - and I don't run the place - you do.

Any further singling-out comments from Glitterati or Structure will be regarded by myself as an "attack" on my character, so my suggestion there is don't do it again.  And assuming the search facility here actually works today, go search the word "F**k" (without the censoring) and you'll find a whole bunch of people using it.  Search and sort by date and you might even find out who the initiators of the trend are - and it certainly wasn't me!

This thread surely deserves to get  "The most arrogance shown in a single thread"  award.
Don't concern youerselves with me, rather concern yourselves with yourselves is my advice.