> At any rate, in summation, I am *still* very distraught about the lack of benefit of doubt I have been shown in any of this, and I am *still* rethinking my commitment to RinkWorks. I don't get why I should bust my gut and try so hard when the first real failure is met with such uncompromising criticism.

Hey. I'm with you.

I can summarize my own post this way: "Sam and Dave's 'prank' last night was /misconstrued/ in a way that was /so insulting/ to Rinkchatters that they became angry and offended." I think I've shown that there is a way to interpret the events that would make people's offended reaction justifiable. And I think I've shown that even though Sam and Dave /were/ given the benefit of the doubt, their later comments (the bit where Dave was so happy that people were pissed off especially) served to /dispel/ this doubt.

In your reply to my post, I need you to say honestly that you do respect Rinkchatters and that it was never your intent to hurt their feelings. And that's /all/ I need you to do. Because that will clear up any confusion or doubts that may remain. You know that if you say that then I will believe you; I'm pretty sure that Wormwood and c0bra would believe you as well.

However, some explanation of how watching a couple of drunken frat boys ruin the chat was supposed to be funny wouldn't hurt either!

> Personal replies to Wormwood and Spacebar will follow.

I look forward to it.

-SB