James's reactions to the bizzare attacks by Mr. S are quite valid,
relevant and justifiably the sort of thing that deserves to be tackled
in a discussion forum such as this.  If someone is disappointed with a
fellow citizen of the "shell world" for whatever reason, it would be
best for all, themselves included, to stick to civil language when
reporting or discussing it: abusiveness is simply not useful in **ANY**
way imaginable, and besides tarnishing the public image of our community
(please remember that anything posted on the internet is in the public
domain! - including Conch-l archives) and making life unpleasant for
many others, usually backfires onto the intemperate one sooner or later.
 Of course, one can only truly speak from his or her own personal
experience (as i do on occasion....), so opinions will differ on any
given topic - but let's try to keep the dialogue as well-mannered as
possible - Big Brother may not be watching, but a lot of other folks are.....

From the Warm-and-Sunny-for-a-day North,
Ross Mayhew - or is that hem?