Hi Ron,
firstly, given that I believe I may have played a part in one such thread, or at least inadvertently provided the catalyst for an eruption, allow me to apologise. I have already, but if it helps you reconsider, I'll do it some more
Second, this site DOES have a high signal to noise ratio, so your main aim is still a success. I have no idea just how many threads or posts there are on here, or how many are made a month, but to only have a dozen or so that fall foul of this in the last couple of months is insignificant.
So you can be very proud of what you've achieved.
I realise you as owner / moderator must get lots of calls & emails, and maybe the answer is to allocate a number of moderators to take care of different areas of the site.
I know from experience it is difficult to allow the site to be managed for you, but you just need to set the rules and spread the load.
Maybe put Fali in charge
If it is becoming a chore, I believe your taking the right approach, but I sincerely hope you are able to get back to enjoying the banter & technical posts.
As Dutton said, if there is something I can do, please ask. Even if it is just to shut the f_ck up
I've posted here rather than via PM as that would simply add to your problem...
I wish you and your family all the best Ron.
Cheers,
John.
p.s. Scott, you mentioned valid emails, and suggested excluding hotmail accounts. Some of us have this as our main account, so you need to be a bit more selective than that. I would guess Ron and any other admins can very ip addresses if necessary.