I don't pretend to understand what all this is about.  However, I do have one or two things to say.

Amergin:

You have just proved yourself to be an idiot, and a bloody rude one at that.  If you ever manage to contribute even a fraction as much to this place as Bruce has, perhaps your comments might be taken seriously.

Mousethief:

Yes, you are missing something.  Think about it, please.

When all this has settled down a bit, I hope that we can get back to normal.  I value both Bruce and Sorcha as contributors here, in their different ways.  For heaven's sake, can't we just try to get on, ideally without insulting each other?

Malcolm