I can think of one, bball* , the Conlon critic. Then again, he rubbed everyone the wrong way. I also had my moments with knowitall/Dutchess* /huskyrob. Indeed, all of my sabbaticals from this board have come when I found myself "crossing the line;" addressing people differently than I feel I would in person.
In this case, you know how much I hate the hypothetical/post hoc/tautological reasoning of think tanks with their fixed agendas. This poster's handle perhaps inclined me to equate him with that. Now that we've established he's simply a troll I'll be able to better resist in the future. I won't take a sabbatical just yet. This is, after all, still the most informative and hospitable fan board in cyberspace.
Ooh, ooh, I forgot to add ... Thanks to our wonderful moderators.
This isn't my "fight" at all, but, I really liked a couple of the things you said here. Like you, I'm generally a patient & playful poster - the Silly Old Bear - but, like you, now and then I run across something that I feel I must curl my lip and snap at. That's somewhat the nature of these boards - and, we've all seen posts either a) complaining that the BY is too much a cheerleading forum, or b) complaining that the BY is a fetid well of negativity. Sometimes, even in the same thread!
This leads me to believe that our Mods strike a pretty good balance between being supportive, but, in an analytical and thoughtful way, rather than blind allegiance (Tony C excepted, of course). There will always be differences of opinion, and differences in the quality of the underpinnings of these opinions, but most of the time we get through it without drawing too much blood. Credit also needs to be given to the individual posters who try to select their words carefully, anticipating potential misinterpretation or the inadvertent goring of somebody's pet cow. But, in the words of Old Lodge Skins, "sometimes the magic works..and, sometimes it doesn't".
The point I really want to thank you for is stating "This is, after all, still the most informative and hospitable fan board in cyberspace".
This is a fun place to be. Knowledgeable, playful, wistful, teasing, analytical, poignant, supportive, argumentative, sarcastic, sly, a tad , informative on matters somewhat OT - the BY is simply a very worthwhile investment in one's time and interest.
That sounds like a sale pitch for Lurker Day, but, that's not my intent. I simply want to express my appreciation to the BY, and to "most of you guys, most of the time"
