Doing something I rarely do here, but want to say this much:
I have always found Watchman to be upfront in his posts, no matter his opinion. This is a man with whom you can go toe to toe, and he'll respect you for that. I KNEW he would never have made a comment to Steve to hurt. I took it as a jest, and knew that Watchman had no knowledge of circumstances.
The forum would have been much better served, as would the people involved, if someone had taken time to privately let Watchman know. Instead, it was a free for all on him.
I miss Watchman being a part of this forum, and don't think things improved one iota with his leaving.
They've become worse. And Char has become a babysitter and constant dispute settler. Ridiculous position for her to be put in.
With so many on here, and so many differing views and opinions, things are bound to get heated now and then. What Al said about not making it personal or taking things personally says it all. Definitely a good watch phrase and perhaps a call to common sense as opposed to arms. And though not everyone is going to agree or get along with each other, that shouldn't preclude having an open mind or at least some tolerance and understanding of human nature.
Too much infighting is poisoning the site.
Al, may I point out my prolific and correct use of capitalization
Just a little token of my appreciation in seeing you posting again..however short lived it may be.
If you decide not to continue posting, do come back and rattle the cage at least occasionally... please!
Also, perhaps the longest post I have ever made...must be the percoset my dentist prescribed...(I would have preferred some of the pills in the pic posted above...)
[ June 21, 2006, 19:22: Message edited by: LSH ]