Reply #288: Thank goodness you're back, Will

[dalaigh lllama]

Your posts are always worth a read. I sure wish I had known about DU back in 2001. I was a ten-per-center and didn't even know it. (on 9/11 one of my first thoughts was, "OMG, and we've got an idiot for a president!") As to your apology and its phrasing -- it was right on. No need to apologize to most and certainly no need to apologize to the hammerheads.

I've read your post and these threads with interest. I don't use my ignore button; I keep a list of posters whose 'opinions' seem to weigh in on the "I've come here for a good argument (Monty Python)" side -- I try to steer clear of them. I've noticed the few I've clicked on have disabled profiles, which seems ... curious. It also seemed rather, um, freeperish, that some just couldn't handle all that reading -- perhaps you used too many big words. Some were confused by the use of "I" in a first person narrative. Others who sneeringly call your supporters "cult worshipers" just come off as petty and jealous. All in all, it's certainly been an edifying thread. C'est la vie.

I'm sure you can tell by now that most of us are happy to see you back. Take care, and keep fighting the good fight.