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I would like some advice about pigdog from the Admins. Pigdog has a habit of calling people who disagree with him by nicknames. I'm "Nightie," Lewislynn is "Looey" (as in looney), Always Right is "Rongie," JOHN W K is "Johnnicakes" (a gay character on the Sopranos), etc. And as a group, those that are opposed to the FairTax are called "Squirrels" or SQLs - short for Status Quo Lovers (frankly, I find it very offensive to be considered as loving the status quo when it comes to this issue). Now these may seem like cute little nicknames but they are actually his attempt to be derogative towards those who don't agree with him. This is evidenced by the fact that he has no nicknames for those who agree with him.

Pigdog has just come off of a couple day suspension and during that time our FairTax conversations have had a very constructive and have had a pleasant tone. I'm afraid if pigdog is allow to continue to call his opponents by derogatory nicknames, the pleasant tone on these threads won't last long.

So, my question to the Admins is what should we do when he starts this? Should we alert the Admins, reply in kind to him and risk escalating the situation, or just grin and bare it?