>>Then to criticize and practically attack David for trying >>to squelch this destructiveness on a message board >>established in homage to his work, well I think that's >>just rude and insensitive...

Sorry if it came out that way...I understand what you're saying, but after posting my first message it seemed there were some rules for some and another kind for others. As I said in a dialogue we had much earlier, perhaps we're on two sides of the same coin and the only thing we can hope for is a little understanding of the `other side`.

We've shared a heated word or two (both in public and private) but essentially I respect you and (I think) you respect me. In those discussions, all it really is is verbal tennis...I only loose my form when I'm `talking` to people who are matching me in insults, then acting like I walked up behind them and hit them across the head when I respond in kind.

It's interesting that I'm `called` by certain people for insulting others, then they wonder why flak is returned when they tar me with a similar brush. It's even more interesting to think some people will talk to me more readily then they would, say, Tony Snow or Bill O'Reilly....

Richard