It is unfortunate Joe that you and and few others do not appear have not actually read the posts you are so critical of.

This does not of course mean that you are not free to express a personal opinion of the current situation, based on a short if selected reading of selected pubs, completly ignoring most of the cases listed in this thread and the often expressed wish that opinions should be expressed in one of the 'countless' other threads (spread over 2 years.

I would suggest that it is your and others perception of this being 'my' cause, that is presenting you with a problem, one that they are happy to leave to the many others who are fighting it and need their help. Is it really such a dreadful thing sometimes to have re-read a message in a thread that you are interested enough in, to open?

Unless of course you are opening it for the sole reason of looking for something to complain about. Despite Joe's complacent reading of the current situation, there really is plenty to complain about without confining these complaints to petty personal issues.

Whatever small negative impact my posts may have, I hope that most catters wou;d feel that this are more than balanced by my positve contributions to the Mudcat over a long period, and the nature of the real threat.

Joe I have responded to your message here publicly, I will not do so again. Can I ask anyone who has a problem with me to please confine any personal criticisms about me, to personal messages addressed to me, and to now leave this thread for its purpose?