The Phantom Gourmand hasn't responded yet. Perhaps The Webmaster has already put this proposal in effect?
Just kidding TPG.
It is a perplexing problem, Argie's Wife. I believe Don put a challenge in asking for substantiation about the suggestion of a "gun" in the Diamond Island accident. This type of monitoring is his job. We can, IMHO moderate the restaraunt section so that people who want to rely on the Winn Dot Com opinions for where to go to eat, can look past the initial post and see a more diverse opinion if the initial post was spurious. It will remain a question though as to who will defend the restauraunt first. The owners response has been particulary effective, but it is Winnie dot com members that post that have the greater effect. Besides, these owners are working fron 5AM to 1AM to maintain their business, so it is not unreasonable to expect that their response coud be delayed a day or two.
It is a nice idea of defending your favorite, but I was the stupid idiot that questioned the post of someone who tore Waldo Peppers (a beloved person, and resteraunt, prior to my post) apart, with their first 1st or 2nd post. The poster was proven to be correct, and I apologized. I have learned to "tune down" my response, but the fact still remains, if you see something that you think is wrong , defend it!
So, in the end I am not in favor of a ban on the first 25 posts until you are allowed to post on the restaraunt thread. Gun shy? Perhaps. Still a staunce defender of what I believe is right, YES!