Also, in re-reading my post, I feel I need to clarify a point. DrPete and the other mods are and were acting in an appropriate manner. RC has been quite hostile to women, from the perception of the women. I've gotten quite a few PM's myself about this and have been trying to come up with a solution that would be palatable to everyone involved.

Creation and maintenance of a hostile environment is a form of discriminatory behavior, and what Pete and everyone else was attempting to do was confront that behavior. It's never an easy position, nor is it ever a popular one. Moderation of a forum is a very demanding and tough job, and I have no complaints with how my people are handling it. They have to try to balance competing interests inside the forum, and try as best they can to remain impartial. Now, impartial doesn't mean neutral, it means fair, and my staff, all of them; have done yeoman's work in remaining fair.

As I said, though, I'll reopen the thread tomorrow evening and we can look at this after we all get a breath.