Not to flog a dead horse, but Faibhar started a similar thread about how disappointed he was by his first few attempts to meet BDSM groups at 'munches', this disappointment being largely due to how little the other participants cared about maintaining their appearance. That thread drew many responses, some well-considered and some intemperate, but Faibhar's (and my, and the other more angry responses) were not deleted BECAUSE the intent of the postings was much different (I hesitate to say 'purer') than Manwhore's intent.

Faibhar is a guy with a gripe and a position, which he defended pretty well; Manwhore/whipit is a vandal who gets his kicks by making people react to him. It makes him feel powerful.

Ferreting out other posters' intent is one of the least desirable parts of the job of being a moderator. With Manwhore, there was (at one time) a large body of evidence, thoughtfully provided by the 'man' himself, to show cause for his banishment. I would've been a lot quicker on the trigger than BDSM_Tourguide was.

In other words, from the point of view of this longer-term member of the boards, Manwhore's deletion was an example of excessive tolerance, rather than a lack of tolerance.

Geez, Tourguide. You can't hardly win!