[Achilles]

I came back here today fully expecting to have to defend my position against a barrage of criticism. Fortunately horn took on the mantle of advocate in my absence and I agree with every post he made. Nonetheless there is one thing I believe he left explicitly unsaid.

Why do we come here? Why do we post? Is it not to exchange ideas with people who share diverse viewpoints on a broad range of subjects? To fight the good fight and defend the ideals we each, individually have. To argue our case even though we may be shouted down.

I certainly don't believe we come here to have our ideas sniped at by craven fools without even the decency to identify themselves. Where is the debate in that? Where is the fun of the argument? The challenge of having to out think your foe?

It isn't there. And when it isn't there this place is quite simply no fun and people will no longer come here. I'm not just making that one up. The evidence is all so painfully apparent.