Thanks, Helen. I can understand your motives for moving the thread, I would hate new members to think that that is how we treat all 'new' members.
I think it should be stressed that we do not believe that the person concerned was in fact a new member, but rather someone who has been rude and aggressive to members in the past, and has been banned for it.
In the circumstances, I think it was healthy for us to express our feelings in the way we did, even if not very caring. Again, let me stress that we had already tried the 'caring' approach, and been ridiculed for it.
So yes, I think you were right to move the thread, but I would hate for anyone to be made to feel guilty for trying to find humour in a potentially damaging situation. After all, that's what we're good at!
Love,