I don't want my being moderator to mean I chastize everyone individually each and every time.

In that post, only

Soledad, that was not nice.
was addressed to Soledad. It was because she had posted this
I know you'd be a lot happier Jackie if people who disagreed with you and you didn't like were shipped off to camps and kept away from the population, but unfortantely that strategy doesn't work too well after WWII.

which seemed like a very personal attack, while Jackie's suggestion that she might be happier in a different country, didn't seem to deserve quite as vitriolic and personal an attack on her character was posted.


The following part was a separate paragraph, and intended for everyone.

This is still Pet Talk, even though it's the Dog House, remember?

We should all still be respectful of each other as human beings. We are all special, right?
And I still believe we can do it.

This thread HAD died down for a couple days, and people seemed calmer. I hope they can still be.

Pet Talk in general is still a friendly happy place. Again, if you don't want to see contentious stuff, avoid posts in "the Dog House," okay?