Jroc,
To use your own terminology, fair enough. You're likely right, I haven't read enough of your posts, and yes, I apparently did misunderstand that you do actually support the diet. But, I guess my main response to that is that this actually kind of proves the point I made in my original post. As I tried to read your posts in this thread, I guess I was so put off by your personal attacks and your often negative tone that I immediately decided that you were anti-diet and were intent on making your point any way you could. If I had read more of your posts, I likely would have realized where you actually did stand, but I found your posts so off-putting that I stopped reading (clearly, based on some of the other messages, others did not have that problem with your posts). If that happened to me, however, isn't it possible, even probable, that others are making the same mistake? And if that's the case, I'd call that a pretty compelling argument for toning down your posts.
Then again, a large part of me honestly doesn't care anymore. As Strutsy pointed out in another post, we've seen so many Starch War posts through the years that I am just so, so tired of the whole da** debate. Unfortunately, I do not have the luxury of just checking out on the topic because I am a KA moderator and owe it to new members to make sure they get a clear picture of what KA is all about. That job gets tougher every time one of these starch debates turns into a series of personal attacks, because such negative posts always give newcomers a bad impression of the site (I know this for a fact because I have been told this by numerous newcomers through the years.) And yes, John has been "brought up on charges" for this offense many times through the years too, so don't think you're being singled out.
Anyhow, I'm greatly regretting that I didn't stick to my original decision to stay out of this thread entirely. This is likely my last comments on the issue, unless something happens in the thread that demands my intervention (wait, actually I just left another post that I might have to respond to once, then that will be it). Just my two cents worth, and it definitely isn't worth more than that.
Brad
