Legend, no apology is necessary to me, because you have not offended me, and I certainly hope that I have not offended you.
I admire you for taking on the role of jester, as I try to myself quite often, with varying degrees of success.
I do not judge you for your views, which I presume, until proved otherwise, to be repsectful and honest, and given with integrity as far as you are concerned.
I simply think that it is a shame that instead of engaging people at the level of banter, you are in tonights example, not simply offering an opinion, but being dogmatic, and therefore putting people down.
The posts you received in response bear testimony to what I am asserting.
I do not wish to argue with you, and engage in mud slinging, which is so often the hallmark of some threads.
I do believe that you have it within your power, to use your undoubted skills, to raise the quality of of the threads that you engage in.
It is late and I am tired, so I hope that i have not offered a viewpoint that inadvertently could be misconstrued as offensive to you. That is not my intention.
When some people post one here, they may be fragile emotionally, and you could help them, entertain them, advise them, and be thanked by them, and enjoy yourself more into the bargain. What do you say?