I have sat here watching these replies degrade into the farcical. You have a problem with Rhonda? Fair enough. Nobody is forced to like anybody.

You have a problem with the way I shut down arbitration, take it up with me personally, because ultimately I own the server and I decide if procedures put in place to curb problem users is turned against the cornerstone of The Writers' Block. Think what you will of Rhonda, but it is she who first had the idea for the fiction workshop, the SFT and the publishing house and without whom The Writers' Block would not exist.

Don't like the way she conducts herself? Fine, leave. No guns were held at your heads, and nobody made a big drama out of it. Business carried on as usual.

But to use someone else's post as a platform to spew your venom is entirely uncalled for. Have something to say? Say it directly to us. You know where we are.

Excuse me for taking time off during Christmas to spend time with my family, instead of rushing out to replace a logo that was FREELY GIVEN to our community. As you no doubt know, I spent this afternoon doing just that, rather than visit with family like I had planned. Thanks for that.

I have personally gone out of my way to support several of you, only to have it thrown back in my face without explanation. Do you see me spewing bile in their posts, or anyone else's for that matter? No. Instead you see freely given audio clips and graphics denied from our future use.

There was entirely no need for this. Nobody at The Writers' Block has come after any of you. You made your decisions and I sincerely hope you are happy with your choices.

In future, please act like adults.