[MEG33]

Posters from 98, 99, 2000. and 2001 chastised the take a hike poster..So why start a thread on Old Timers versus newbies? I am at a loss if this thread was the catalyst for your Vanity...Color me puzzled.

[borntobeagle]

MEG33,
Sorry for the delay in responding, I'm down with a virus in the human sense. Yes, I too, did go back and look at the thread. And as I stated to OceanPearch above, I believe I came down with a case of "open mouth, insert foot" syndrome.

I truly wish now that I had stayed on the thread since others began to defend the take a hike fella. But I did not, I reacted rashly.

I still feel strongly that there is a certain number of welcome committee members that need to gt a handle on their disposition. Of course, that is found on EVERY site that allows the freedom to post.

So, my apologies on starting the vanity with haste, but I cannot apologize for my reasoning. Quite a few newbies have FReep mailed me to express their agreement in my statements, and for that alone, I guess it was worth it.

With sincerity,

beagle