[Aliantha]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but why is this thread about whether Ib thinks Merc should come back or not?

Personally I think they both behaved like shitheads to each other, so they both deserved whatever stains they have left over from that, but really, this is nothing to do with anything except that some of us would be glad to see Merc return, and believe me, he and I have had some doozies of arguments at times and yes there was name calling, but jeez, it's just words on a message board, and not a slap in the face.

I'm pretty sure I'd be right when I said that Merc mostly just came here for entertainment and although he believed in his politics, it was the opposite responses he got from others that amused him the most. He respected those who stood up to him without getting all nancy pants about it.

Cry me a river if you got offended.

I think Merc was valuable to this place and we're all losers because he's gone. I've said it many times. I miss my interactions with him here, and it seems I'm not the only one.

He is a true friend to me. Probably one of the best people I've ever met here, and believe me, that is a big compliment because there are a large number of people here who I hold in very high regard because of their guts or their brains or just plain old determination.

We can't all get along, but we don't have to dog pile when one member gets offended or upset with another. Surely we don't have to take sides. Surely we can either just watch them sort it out or just keep out of it all together.

Maybe we'd still have the diversity that was once part of what made this place interesting if that were allowed to occur.