I'm not going to name any names but it was suggested to me that perhaps I ought to do a "preliminary" advert for my car. Sadly my original post isn't available to view but I would say that is exactly what it was. As I have said before, at that point my car wasn't for sale as it needed work to get it into a saleable state but my mind was made up that it would shortly be for sale so that I can move onto pastures new.
preliminary
prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri/
adjective
adjective: preliminary
1.
preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.
"a preliminary draft"
synonyms: preparatory, introductory, initial, opening, prefatory, prior, preceding, lead-in, initiatory, precursory; More
early, advance, exploratory, pilot, test, trial, experimental, explorative;
rareprecursive, prodromal, prodromic, preludial, prelusive, prelusory
"the discussions are still at a preliminary stage"
qualifying, eliminating
"the preliminary rounds of the European Cup"
antonyms: concluding, closing, final
noun
noun: preliminary; plural noun: preliminaries
1.
a preliminary action or event.
"the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack"
synonyms: prelude, preparation, preliminary/preparatory measure, preliminary action, overture, groundwork, first round
"political activity was seen as a necessary preliminary to the resumption of the military campaign"
I'm not going to get into slanging matches with anybody but when this suggestion emanated from the moderating team that then start pulling your post to pieces then I'm sure most people would take umbrage at that.
If this upsets some members then that is unfortunate and certainly isn't something that I would wish to happen. I do however take offence at accusations that I am making childish demands and being nasty.
Maybe the above puts things in a slightly different light? Maybe not but that's where I'm coming from.
Jeff