Since natureisawesome has stated that he will abandon this thread, I have no problem it staying open. I made the request cause I was tired of hearing him blast everyone who didn't agree with him, and I felt he shouldn't have that right, since others don't have the right on other threads. To me personally, it wasn't about disagreement, it was that every time he disagreed, he began name calling like a child. And after the name calling, he would threaten that he would report us. I guess I was starting to scoop to his level by asking for the thread to be closed. As far as thick skin, I would be all for "free speech" and "everything posted, stays posted". I have read many of threads, in which I wanted to comment, but they got closed by a mod. And I didn't see anything worthy of closing those threads. I guess I feel that threads have been closed for lesser offence than this one. Keep in mind that almost all the people who have been part of this debate, have pointed out that they have been offended by this character. I don't have the desire to go pulling all the offensive comments. I don't have the desire to be a mod. Like I said, I'm all for "free speech". If someone is offended, they have the option to stay away. I made the request not because I couldn't handle his childish name calling, cause they are just words, and I could easily avoid them, but rather cause of the inconsistency of the moderators. I guess the mods don't have a specific pattern to follow, cause I see they close threads when they feel like it. I don't think the thread starter should be able to close his own thread either. Peace!!!