Excellent post Robert...........
And you captured YEARS worth of "bantering" with:
>"Expressions of surprise that a post is inflammatory are a bit disingenuous coming from a group of people with years of practice pushing each others' buttons. Feel free to assume that a flame or inflammatory post is intentional, and deal with it as a routine behavioral problem. "
Excellent!
Maybe the Zone could be the model of our next national "democracy"??
Fox's idea of a necessary pressure valve is another win-win.
This structure not only works well with adults, but every adult needs to practise and teach this to their children!