I have seen enough.

The name calling and ill feelings on JoeUser have gone pretty far off topic (I won't use the word "vitriol",as it's overused). I've had enough.

While I defer to you the right to do whatever you like on your own thread, It's not going to happen on mine.

To that end, I am announcing a general blacklist amnesty. If you have been on my blacklist before, you will be removed, with one unmentioned exception. If you're not removed, wait a short while and you will be.

After that, the ground rules for comments on my blog are an end to name calling.All anonymous users' comments will be deleted if they contain vulgarity directed against another user. I do not mind vulgarity if it expresses strong feelings towards the TOPIC, but I will have ZERO tolerance for off topic, personal attacks. If you want to hijack my thread, fine. But don't hijack it with a personal agenda or an attack on another user (attacks on politicians and other public figures are another matter). This blog, at least, will not be a forum for such attacks. I don't care if you're left, right or middle, we need to respect the individual presenting the argument if not the argument itself.

I want my blogs to contain a lot of intelligent debate and discussion. I welcome opposing views.But I don't welcome hurtful words directed at other individuals (and you KNOW some of the instances to which I am referring). So, please, on my blog at least, let's keep it civil, ok?