No one is obligated to reply to stupid jackass posts that ANYONE puts on here. I take the bait sometimes on the main forum but then kick myself for doing it after. Lack of self-control in resisting the urge to take the bait when someone writes something stupid is not enough of a reason to have a closed forum.

BTW... I ain't got no stinkin measurement cert for my boat so I guess I am not part of the class <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Don't do a moderator either- that is the way it works on the Yahoo F-boat forum and it is annoying and that forum sucks compared to this one- mostly in format and also somewhat in content.

I do agree with the idea of transparency though- require an identifiable signature so people know who is saying what