As someone with much experience in the matter, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. Your post was one of the most invective- laced pieces I have seen, and I imagine it will be in the mailboxes of over 1000 people. That degree of personal attack was well above the level of anything posted by Matt in recent memory, and certainly unfounded as it came seemingly out of left field (i.e. You were ostensibly defending Charlie, among others, but no one really was involved here other than Mark, who has explained himself.) Personally, I would hope the absurdity of the post will serve to temper its effect, as Matt does much with his own time and money to help keep quiz bowl alive, as do a lot of people who may share his views. As someone who has friends and acquaintances in both academic and trash partisan camps, and as someone who plays both ACF nats and TRASHionals, I think it is important for a discourse on this matter that doesn't devolve into mere smearing and taking of offense when someone calls you out on a matter. Rational discussion and debate will do a lot more to resolve any issues/slights. Dan --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, rejected_skittles <no_reply_at_...> wrote: > > My apologies. That post was supposed to be private and not be to > flamed on the board. I didn't want to publicly call anyone out. I've > deleted my post and forwarded it along privately to the right person. > > > > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Michael Angelo Sorice" <msorice_at_> > wrote: > > > > What in the hell are you talking about? > > > > MaS > > >
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