[onyx]

I read through most of that thread and I have to say that i was disgusted by it. Jim was treated shabbily there.

Yeah, but Jim was eloquent and patient.
He methodically answered each poster til he tired and the hour drew long.
I read along that night in real time.
Had I been Jim, I would have told a couple of the posters to FO.

[sauropod]

But by not doing so, he proved his point. Jim responded the artful way. My respect for him grew even more as a result of how he handled himself in that venue.