Re: The answer is obvious should you choose to look

You are right, the monetary greed and shysterism from Charlie does not apply to ML.  Unfortunately, some of the other abuses do.  I am not condemning ML so much as offering constructive criticism and in no way am I advocating a permanent banishment - and I will point out that I have long stayed out of the fray when it comes to ML and those who have taken umbrage at his actions.  One reason is that I think it not appropriate for private forum owners to get into altercations with one another.  Another is that I do respect the fact that private forum owners have much lattitude in running their forums as they see fit (at least until that lattitude turns into abuse).  A third reason is that I have a couple of people I consider friends here and whom I have a great deal of respect for who look favorably on ML because of the value of what he has contributed.  And a fourth reason is that I too take into consideration the positive he has contributed here, and in that aspect I have even been somewhat of a fan at times.

ML likes to quote the Bible a lot.  It is my hope that he will change a bit from the fire and brimstone Old Testament ML and return as more of a New Testament kind of guy.  In a Biblical context, I am certainly no one to cast the first stone, as I have a combative tendency that has caused me to react in ways in the past that I look back on with regret.  I still have to contend with that and try to be a kinder, gentler soul for the most part - which often requires taking my own time out, thinking before I leap in to counter a real or imagined slight, trying very hard to not quell disagreements just because they do not fit my own paradigm, and often making quick revisions when I read what I have posted and imagine myself as the other party.  And I still screw up at times even then.

We all have the capacity to change - even old crusty dogs like myself . . . and hopefully ML too.

All the best,

DQ