Free Patrick - I want more salmon recipes

But Rex came on stronger or was he banned too? No more free speech?

Strange to put it gently.

BTW, I was on Fodor's and suddenly my computer froze up! I could not get it to do anything. Called my SIL, he gave instructions over the phone. Nothing worked. He had me turn off the computer manually and wait about 20 minutes. I did so. And then turned my computer on and it is working. Came onto Fodor's to check things out and see this post regarding dear Patrick!!!

What is going on. IMO opinion you couldn't have a nice gentleman on Fodors than Patrick. Was it the Seattle restaurant post, you think? If so...guess none of us better ever express an opinion again.

YES, FREE PATRICK. If Fodor's is going to start getting weird I don't want to be a member. What is going on for heavens sakes?

How about a long weekend walk out. No posting F/S/S/M? That'll help the editors understand.

I hope Patrick will come back, when they've come to their sensors.

I just read the Seattle whine post. Patrick's post was slightly nasty, as was his post on the Disney fear thread. I don't think they merited getting barred, but maybe the editors are cracking down. Perhaps they're trying to minimize the hostility that some posters have in their replies.

Yikes things are getting really weird in Fodorville.

FREE PATRICK

FREE PATRICK...

I didn't think the Seattle Whine post was out of the ordinary for anyone. And it was nowhere near the ugly things I've sometimes seen pop up on this site.

Patrick has strong views and he's not afraid to express them, but I've not seen anything from him that I felt crossed a line. I have seen Patrick consider what other posters have said, re-evaluate his stance on an issue, and thank the poster for bringing it to his attention.

And his one-liners are darn funny!

I hope to see him back soon.

I think it's just a glitch on his computer....

No, ceeu2, Patrick said Fodor's sent him a notice cutting him off.

HowardR...can you get him to email it to you and post it for us?
Free Patrick....

How do we protest to the editors? Patrick shouldn't be banned.

Just received this email from Patrick:
"Wow. Thanks. I can't believe the stir."

MaureenB, you can email them at [email protected]

I have already sent my email.

FREE PATRICK!!!!

OK - I'll be very careful here -- isn't it rich that Fodors editors can jump into any thread w/ sometimes useful/sometimes useless info - but on this thread and the duplicate over on Europe - NOT a whiff of explanation.

Even Patrick's ornriest posts (which are few) are much more reasonable than some of the ugly things posted here.

A deleted post is one thing but to have him banned is totally nuts.

OK - now I'll wait to get banned too . . . . .

Well, Patrick and others can be a little "snippy" sometimes, but that's half the fun. And as others have said, his one liners are great. So, does this mean no more fashion advice from mk2, or dry comments from thingorgous. It will be so "sanitary" here as to be totally boring. At the risk of being repetative...I'm getting old so I do tend to repeat myself...we pretty much know what crosses the line, and we've talked about having certain responses deleated rather than an entire thread, and good grief, if the thread doesn't interest someone, or if they take offense at something, just close it out and move on!!! Everthing is so PC and sanitized anymore, it's hard to even have an opinion about anything anymore. Banning Patrick is just too much. It's rediculous!!!!

For those who asked or are curious, Patrick sent me the message he received:
"WELCOME TO FODORS.COM
Your screen name has been blocked temporarily or Forodrs.com Travel Talk. Please review the Subscriber Conduct sectin of our Subscriber's Agreement."

Did he cut and paste that message? If so, someone at Fodors cannot spell.

It does state "temporarily" - let's see what that means.

So he's been blocked TEMPORARILY? Does that mean that Patrick is in time out for not playing nice?

Quite sad if this is true. Although I haven't read any of the posts that may have caused this, I know that I've always enjoyed his contributions and the advice he has given over the years. Especially helpful to me were his New York theater posts. Hope this can be resolved soon.