Big Mick,

Since you weren't reading this stuff as it was unfolding, I can understand how you would be confused about what happened.

All I can say is that we had a situation that was moving rapidly toward a flame war. I did what I felt I needed to do as a responsible member of this community. Call it conscious activism if you want. I can't prove that my efforts had any bearing on the result. All I know is, the flame war (albeit still in its infancy) ended.

If something like that ever happens again (and I have no doubt that it will), I will do just the same as I did in this case. I will make a pain in the ass of myself until people get tired of me and they go do something constructive.

I'm sure an activist like yourself wouldn't want me to do any less.

Carol