Nerd,

I really am trying to be reasonable here. The lack of objectivity on the part of Nic's fans is something, as Ralphie suggests, one must "see threads passim" to understand. I am not suggesting that people in this thread are being particularly shrill--yet--but they have been in the past. I really would like to see this whole conversation dropped, before we have to all be defused and defanged. Threads about Nic Jones have a history of blowing up in people's faces in Mudcat. I should have couched my statement as "...because I believe his fans lack objectivity" and taken ownership of the statement. I do apologize for that.

That said, I am certainly dropping the subject, because I'm becoming just as guilty of carrying it on by coming back in to clarify, obfuscate, and scold, and I don't want to play bad cop here.

Best wishes to all.