So the only practical reason for your continued posting on these subjects, on which we are all in basic agreement, would be to bash

Bad analysis. Why should I bash if I am long? I am, I am down a lot and I am not happy about it.

My point is that repetition exists on this board. How many times have I had to read posts that go over and over the same thing again and again.

For a monitor to delete or threaten to delete a post because he or a friend disagrees with a particular pointis contrary to an open discussion.

The only times I have used the violation feature were for spams and foul language. For other posters I use the ignore feature. If you so vehemently want to shut me up, to the point of deleting my posts. Wouldn't it be better just to put me and those you disagree with on ignore?