Congrats Jeri.....excellent post that pretty well sums up my feelings too. I don't see anyone being excluded unless its of their own volition.

Shambles, I understand what you keep trying to say, but I just don't agree. The same thing happens in 3-D and everyone deals with it within the parameters of their own personality. Personally, I always worry when anyone speaks of a "silent majority" since the last time that phrase was popular here, we elected Nixon. I would not walk up to Joe Offer and give him a big hug....I respect Joe's feelings and know him well enough I believe to not wish to make him uncomfortable. And I didn't shake hands with Mick. Its not our relationship or our personalities. We each got a bear hug from the other. I think you read those personality traits right here.

Most of the threads after awhile, regardless of type, can be counted on to have the "usual suspects." Depending on the subject, you can generally figure out who is going to show up, and often, just from the thread title, you can guess who started it. Depending on that, I try to post appropriately to the thread and the participants. Early on here, I probably went over the line in a lot of cases, but that has not been true in a long time. Same situation in 3-D.

There are lots of things in this cyber-world that are strange to me, but I cannot address them through some other persona or through a means that's not within my personality. If you find me a jerk here, you would in real life too. And if you enjoy my company here, it would again be the same.

Amos is probably another story. I think he's a closet hat blocker.

Spaw