[Arator]

Why are you so threatened by women posting on the internet?

What are you talking about, Howlin? Many of my favorite FReepers are all women:

Mercuria
incindiary
AnnaZ
diotima
Aviator
donna
Torie?
That Poppin's Woman
MissAmericanPie
Miss Antiwar

...and the list goes on and on.

Now, if you really want to know where my antipathy with "the Guild" began, it all goes back to Miss Marple. She made our political disagreements personal, sought, and got my first permanent banishment last year. I can't tell you how frustrating it was for me to be on a thread with her enjoying a vigorous debate when, just after posting a brilliant reply, the thread goes dark before she can even read it. That was her style. She never really wanted to debate, only to suppress.

I really dislike folks who seek to bind and gag their political opponents rather than defeat them with good argument. And that's why I dislike many of the ladies of the Guild. Their first impulse is to suppress dissenting views and, as such, I think they have been a destructive force on this forum.

[Howlin]

I see. You're a victim of women, right? Except the few you like.

Need I even say that that is YOUR side of the story. And around here at least, just because you type it doesn't mean anybody believes it.

[Miss Marple]

You were banned because you flaunted posting something after you had been specifically asked not to by Jim Robinson. I merely pointed out to Jim what you had done.

Also, I do not sneak around, and made no secret of the fact I had reported you. I did not ask to have you banned....merely pointed out what you had done, and I TOLD people I had done so (unlike many who file abuse reports anonymously).

Whether you are here or not is up to Jim. Sorry you don't like me, but as President Bush says, "Too bad."

[Arator]

Goldi-lox! How could I have left Goldi-lox off that short list? She is one of my fondest female FReeper friends and one of the greatest FReepers I've ever known.

Goldi, perhaps my ommission was providential just so you'd have this post dedicated just to you. ;^)