number1fan:
Jock I wasn't saying it in an aggressive tone.
I’m sorry to disagree - it certainly isn’t a friendly one… You may not have intended it, but you came across as questioning the original poster’s integrity, which isn’t treating him with the respect for other members required by the rules.
number1fan:
It was a short and simple question
You haven’t made this clear, because you don’t always punctuate your sentences; this it makes your posts harder to read, and the extra difficulty means it isn’t always possible to gauge your tone.
number1fan:
I ask if its genuine
No, you didn’t - you asked if
he was genuine (“are you genuineâ€). This can only be read as questioning him, not the origin of his badges.
It is good of you to apologize, however, and I accept that the offence was made accidentally, so we will hold fire on the pre-moderation for now, on the understanding that you will please take more care when posting.
If you check your spelling and punctuation, and read through your posts before sending to see that what you have written is what you actually wanted to say (and not something else, as here), then we won’t have to take any action at this time. If you continue to post with a disregard for the rules, we will have to reconsider.