LOL. I appreciate your frankness. I didn't want to impute such a motive to you.
Note that the pimp is unaware of any comments and fails to defend itself. Why would that be, do you think?
Perhaps he has work to do and doesn't have the time to defend himself. Perhaps he is shy and doesn't like confrontation. Perhaps he doesn't feel the need to defend himself because he has done nothing wrong. Perhaps he's just enjoying himself watching you and me go toe-to-toe. Perhaps he's a just a wimp instead of a pimp. None of those would violate the rules of the forum.
And then perhaps you're right all along. Even if you are, what rule is he violating? He's still posting articles that are of interest to FReepers. Not everyone has to use this forum for the same reasons you and I do, nor in the same way.
It's dinner time here in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, so I'm going to sign off for a while and have a nice glass of Merlot with my lovely wife. I'll check back later for your response to my response to your response to my response to your response to my ....
Usually the case, which is a puzzlement.
Perhaps he's a just a wimp instead of a pimp.
Maybe he's a brain-sucking Zombie Robot funding the destruction of mankind by scoring blog hits from Free Republic.
Wouldn't that suck?
None of those would violate the rules of the forum.
Wearing saggy pants with your butt hanging out doesn't violate the rules, most places.
Still.. decent people don't do it.
I'm going to sign off for a while and have a nice glass of Merlot with my lovely wife.
Mt best to you both and a fine evening..