Thank you moderators!

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

MAURIECE I THINK THIS IS JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING. WHILE YOU WERE AWAY THE THREAD TOOK A POLITICAL TURN WHICH IN ITS SELF WOULD GET IT CLOSED (NOT YOUR FAULT).
AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHERE THE THREAD WAS GOING AND IT WAS WANDERING INTO FORBIDDEN TERITORY THE MODS CLOSED IT. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES PROBABLY A GOOD CALL. JUST OPEN A NEW THREAD WITH THE PICTURES OF WEAPONS AND PERHAPS THE HISTORY OF THE COLECTION. I AM SURE YOU WERE NOT SINGLED OUT AND NO MALACE WAS INTENDED.

Valid notations Vandoo.

Whilst the thread might not have started with a bang due to IT issues, knowing Maurices's integrity within these pages I thought it was a lead in to something very interesting whether it was a single image or ten. A shame it went south from there.....

Whilst I love a joke as much as the next guy, I think it is about time political, racial, or chest beating over imaginary lines called borders are addressed within the public community and the posting, not the thread is deleted. There have been a number of very interesting people walk away from these pages because of this and no doubt there will be more if not curbed.

Gav