> I don't "stick around just far enough out of reach to throw stones". I don't stick around at all. I leave for half a year or so until I'm surfing the internet one day and something reminds me of this place.

Your words to Darien: "I never left. This is just the first thread in 6 years or so that I've had anything to say about."

If by "I never left" you actually meant "I left," then I apologize for misunderstanding you.

Supposing I take what you're saying *now* as the real story. Ok, I'll grant that I haven't seen you in six months. But what about before? For the last two or three years, you've logged into chat every several months under some goofy alias and screwed with people until you got banned for being abusive. We'd figure out it was you sometimes because you'd say so belatedly, at least once because somebody confirmed it was you by talking to you via AIM after it was all over. Don't insult my intelligence by trying to convince me that that is the same as attempting to come back to RinkWorks in good faith.

This time, I'll admit, there's no reason to think you came back to antagonize -- and your initial post in the latest round is still gloriously intact -- but come on, if you thought a post where you say "FU" (followed by the quote above) wasn't going to get canned.... I mean, you may not like it, but it's not like that deletion was unpredictable. As for your post about how I deleted that post...hey, rule #9 in the forum policy has been there for YEARS. You act like post deletion is a flip of a coin, but in both these cases, you should have seen it coming a mile away.

I find no fault with the rest of your post, wherein you explain your reasons for not liking the deletion of posts here. You sincerely feel that way. Fine. So accept it, leave, or give a crap when you complain. Three great options.