Originally Posted by Sink r8

I think the standard for a brand new poster is a bit higher, shiznit, and it probably should be. This is one of the last civilized places for internet conversations. We have some wildly divergent views, but somehow have kept it together for well over 100K posts. There is a sort of unwritten etiquette to this place, including building a tad bit of credibility before you go controversial, making sure your "conversations" are mostly two-way, and not constantly keying the mike with the same content.

I've backed people's anonymity on here no matter who they are, but he chose to ride in on his reputation, and his previous postings don't exactly match APC's pattern of grudging good humor between enemies, and outright friendship by others. We've got a bunch of ugly puppies on here, but we all manage to feed from the same underboob, with an acceptable amount of fuss.

Except for Timbo, of course. What a tool!