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True about your perfection, of course. :) [can I have a free handbag now?]
DJ is the first to admit that he's behaved less than perfectly at times and this troubles him but he always puts his hands up, apologises and gives others another chance when they themselves discover they need some friendship and support. This is one of the most lovely things about him.
Don't get me wrong, I get really pissed off when I see him deliberately provoking or retorting and thus lowering himself to those who have offended him. Sometimes I wish he would just close his account for his own peace of mind, but then it's just not my nature to play fire with fire. I'd rather run the other way. The pros for him (like others) of gaining advice, giving advice and feeling part of a community (which isn't purely a cyber one) do for the most part outweigh the sometimes extreme cons. As someone who can think in very black and white terms, I too have a very love/hate relationship with this place.
Of course anyone should be able to post where they like but as you say it's the nature of their posts and their intentions. I have a sense of humour, I don't take myself so seriously that I need people to tread on eggshells around me on the forum or in 'real' life', plus I realise nowhere is really sacred on the internet - but the regular, tedious intrusion on a thread which we turn to for support by those clearly trying to sabotage themselves, becomes challenging and pisses me off, and that would be why I choose not to post on there any more.
I don't envy David's role. I've valued his previous interventions and I know there's more to this latest spat than the events of the last 24 hrs but PLEASE can everyone apologise now, or at least agree to disagree and move on? No one on here is a bad person.
Going back to bed now as I only got about 3 hrs sleep last night worrying about all of this silliness...wake me up when all is well in the land of fixie skidders again.