Therein lies one of the problems sqrl: one slip up is ONE.

More than ten posts to a thread is beyond slipping wouldn't you say?

We all slip and goof now and again. One post might have been a slip up. More than that and it appears to be conscious choice to continue behaviour that was knowingly not appropriate for this particular thread.

I'm all for fun and humour but not when the purpose has been stated and then some squirming goes on to restate precisely what the purpose of the behaviour was. Without consensus by the involved parties I just write it off as steam escaping in a poor manner.

When something works once then we're bound to try it again. Just look at young children and how they learn. Until they're taught that it isn't correct to behave in a certain way then they're bound to repeat their behaviours.

I fail to see how the behaviours presented here were helpful for anyone to learn better ways of communicating. For me it was reminiscent of watching bullies egg one another on.

I'll try to remember how you feel about humour next time you're posting sqrl so I can respond appropriately in a way that you find supportive.