Myles,
Apology accepted. I have to admit that your response may have bothered others more than it did me, but my skin is rather thickened by many years in on-line forums and I've had much worse said to me. When my dander is up, folks generally know it (ask around
- no one has ever accused me of timidity).
Not to revive the issue, but I want to explain a couple of things. I think the idea of the forum is laudable (though I disagree with its premise), but I do think it offers a ready target and that was part of my point. The other (non-Eastern) Catholic forums that I peruse are seeing their own share of what you describe, but not to the same extent, because the discussion is less focused and, as a result, the trolling and flaming is diluted. I wish you success in dealing with it, but I think you're looking at a long road to hoe - although the negativity and targeting may be tempered once the newness of His Holiness' papacy wears off.
Many years,
Neil
