btw,Doberman.. I accidently clicked on you to be voted off and cannot go back and edit since its a live poll, so you should have 1 less vote and Chop 1 more. But bottom line although Chop has never bothered me and I actually get a kick out of some of his threads ... the bottom line is (and this favors Dobies philosiphy..) I have met GreenDoberman in person and I actually liked him(more than most even) ... and he is right 100 % - meeting someone in person who you post with everyday completely overides simply posting beside somebody everyday in anonymity. Its a special comaderie that can only be appreciated through empircal interaction.
For example, SteakTarTar and I , always used to argue and have it out on the forum, but after we met at the bash last year.... I consider him in the upper upper echelon of posters now, and GD is the same way. He wears his heart on his sleeve, he's a ball buster, but very knowledgable. He's the kind of guy you actually want to listen too opposed to wanting him to finish talking so you can speak. I don't really understand his vendetta against a harmless poster like choptalk, maybe I haven't followed closely enough, or maybe I just don't care enough.
But seriously GD, who really gives a shit? What ever happened to live and let live? The posters you are talking about who are leaving?? You think Chop is the reason for that? He's a even minded simpleton where half his threads are rediculed before they are discussed. I mean , there are some 35000 posters who have at one point registered an account here... do you have to meet them all? I realize you have met more (and way more at that) then anybody else on this site. But whats the big deal with Chop...?I mean he didn't bang your sister or beat up your little brother or slash your Aunts tires, so really whats the problem? Because ultimately you can make your stand, and most likely win, and even think you prooved your point. But what exactly did you proove ? That you don't condone free speech? That your'e prejudiced against unknown posters? that you are some sort of a gambling moral police enforcer? I don't get it. I guess I always went with the philosiphy of ... if you don't like the author , don't read his column.
I was a little hurt when I found out a few long time posters put me on the ignore list, but that is their right to do so. But is it your right to drive Choptalk off this site in a Salem Witch ridding styled exhibition? I don't believe it is. The man may be a moron, but ultimately he's the Rx's moron. He's our property and we shoudn't want to hand him over to somebody else just because you and a few of the other gambling idealists don't feel he fits in. I think Hitler felt the same way about the Jews ...(Kidding)
But seriously, you have my private email, if Im missing something big here, enlighten me... cause I don't get it... and I like you as a poster, a person and a friend, I would have your back first- Im not taking his side over yours, but I am taking the side of anybody who is unjustfully picked upon(unless of course I'm doing the picking.....)
coo coo coo