The Secret Life of Plants

[Monica]

Diana and Monica, you are both derailing the thread.

Suggestion: If you want to start a new thread and keep it light and fluffy, then it's rather unreasonable to make negative comments about other discussions and other people, and then expect them not to reply. It's kind of like making a jab then running away.

In addition, the other thread was even quoted, with excerpts taken out of context, and negative commentary given about those quotes.

An invitation to split the thread and resolve any grievances was extended to you, but instead of resolving the issues, we're told we're derailing?

Responding to the same topic isn't derailing. If the originator of the thread brings up a topic (in this case, the 'brutality' of another discussion, implying that certain people were 'brutal') and the participants in that other discussion politely ask for more clarity, in the very same thread, that isn't derailing.

Again, neither Diana nor I started the 'off-topic' discussion about 'brutality on the meat thread.' We just responded to it.