good lord! paratech just posted this link and i see all these nasty words being exchanged... what a friggin mess!

i'm really sorry to hear you've been banned, PD... anyone who puts you in the same boat as mr. special ought to have their head examined for faulty wiring!

i've never been one to think that you're a 'perfect guest', and i do think you get wound up easily, but you are a highly rational, intelligent guy who plays by all the rules that are written down... personally that's just not enough to get banned over... i've seen all the compliments and thanks come raining down on you, so i don't worry about your getting due respect...

about the only way i could see this as anything but a major blunder is if black himself asked for this to be done... i'd reluctantly have to go along because his work is crucial to the health of VP... (obviously!)

some people might point out that you can't shut up, and perhaps it's true (hmmm, perhaps i have the same problem!), but that's hardly an adult comment... folks who live in populated areas have to learn a valuable skill called "ignoring people who irritate them" and even more universal "taking people for better and for worse"...

as long as a person is willing to dialogue, you have to give them the benefit of the doubt, especially if it's clear that there is no ill-will on their part... with nicky it was always clear that he wasn't willing to entertain other people's opinions and that he enjoyed provoking people... i think you are stubborn, but have neither of these same problems... (but i am also stubborn and many people around VPFORUMS are stubborn, and the moderators have no special exemption from this quality, either!)

so... i am sorry it has come to this, and i wish you well... hopefully things can be worked out over time... there is no question i have appreciated your work honing and refining the tables you've worked on... if people got 'under the hood' and/or read the revision histories they'd see you do a lot more than just 'slap a few graphics on the table'...

this is very upsetting...