I definitely have "favorite posters," and don't think that there's anything "sick and wrong" about that at all.

My faves include people with whom I usually agree, of course, but also nearly as many with whom I often disagree. There's a certain degree of entertainment value to be derived from material that cries out to be refuted.

My guess is that the members whose writings I most enjoy (likeminded parties and "foes" alike) might not necessarily correspond with the ones I would best get along with in "3D" real life!

I'm sure that some of you out there who lurk and generally keep your opinions to yourselves would be among the most congenial of companions, were we ever to meet. We probably won't ever meet, of course; even if we were to bump into each other in the street, or be assigned adjacent setas on an airplane, I wouldn't even recognize your (real and/or fake) names.