It has finally come full circle and thanks to McGrath who could see it for what it was. I posted third on that thread and found it frankly humorous, a lovely bit of satire and a nice touch of irony thrown in.

The real situation was not with "older and wiser" but to start out with, the problem was Mav. My choice, and its only mine, was to keep an eye on him but certainly not welcome him......and I said then, that, like a snake, if you befriend it, you will eventually be bitten because it is after all, a snake. I made no judgement about anyone else or what they should do....I simply expressed my opinion. It is still my opinion.

But Mav does have his share of enemies and friends around the place and that's as it should be. I didn't see where it was very useful to start a "welcome" thread for him at this late date as Flattop did.........and I think ol' Flats knew exactly the reaction it would get. Were you to ask me, I'd say that the welcome thread was a troll and designed to stir the pot a bit. But then, the pot gets stirred around here all the time.....not a big deal.

You.....me....Mav....Flattop....guests.....we all have a chance to speak openly here. Hurt feelings are an unfortunate part of it as well and though I can empathize with those whose feelings are hurt, it is often the price you pay for that freedom you so desire. PolPot didn't give many the chance to have hurt feelings, but instead made them unable to have any feelings at all.

Spaw