Yup Blackthorne, bet you won't make a post like that again! You became cannon fodder for the true believers.
I, on the other hand, appreciate your posts. I have learned a lot from you in the past and hope to continue to do so. Please keep posting whenever you have a thought to pass on to us. I sincerely doubt that your comments or attitude to the Noob were as many of the above posters have implied.
What actually makes him a prime candidate for the direction this thread went is that he would be one of the first to swing the stick or throw the stone if somebody else posted something like this. Usually the amount you dish out gets magnified when it comes back at you. I'm not taking anything away from the guy, just making an observation.