[henry quirk]

i wasn't -- am not -- looking for anything

i expressed a distaste for the 'unbook' in a way dana found 'offensive'

i defended my means of dissecting the 'unbook' which 'offended' her further and ticked off a few others

i suggest the thread is the 'thing', not my supposed misogyny

i also suggest before anyone begin the tedious 'taking of sides' they read this thread in its entirety

it should be clear when 'personal attacks' rose up and from whom, and to whom, those 'attacks' were directed

i suggest the interested schlep over to the philosophy section and the 'freedom' thread...read the latter portion of the thread to see if cicero's assessment is accurate

mostly: i suggest that this forum -- like the whole of the net -- is angel farts and ghost whispers...just as substantial, just as 'real', and just a worthy of an investment of emotional energy, that is: not at all

'feeling' hurt because a ghost on a screen writes supposedly nasty things is absurd

stamping one's virtual feet and proclaiming to a poltergeist, 'My respect for you just fell off a cliff' is absurd

rallying 'round one ghost to protect her from another is absurd

ghost whispers...angel farts...silliness