Look fellers
Lets face it; we've behaved like arses for far too long - all of us.
That behaviour has buggered up thread after thread and deprived others of their say on subjects that interest them.
As far as I'm concerned, it's over and I apologise for having behaved the way I have for far too long - I suggest that those of us who don't consider apologising "grovelling" do the same and leave it at that.   
Everything we have ever said is up for public scrutiny for people to make their own minds about without our having to reiterate it - to deny it seems an exercise in the absurd, unless we can persuade the graffiti artist who went to Balshazzar's dinner party to re-edit it for us.
I made my complaint and am happy that it has been considered and responded to fairly and without bias.
That reply has assured me that the concerns I raised have been noted and, hopefully, will be kept an eye on in future.
I'm not particularly ashamed of my views. I stand by them; I am ashamed of the way I have expressed them sometimes.
In general, I go along with what Musket, Greg, Steve, and many, many others (who tend to get overlooked because our behaviour has driven them off in anger, disgust, and all to often, in boredom and despair)   have to say on matters we have argued on, but I think we all need a reminder that a scalpel if far more efficient than a cleaver where complicated subjects are concerned.
It must be a pretty grungy job trying to control a bunch of out-of hand-kids, so I think we all owe S.R.S our thanks, and those of us who have gods maybe go thank them that we didn't get kicked out on our arseums.
JIm Carroll