FYI
HYATT™ works diligently to be a good forum citizen, always trying to stay inside both the letter and the spirit of forum rules.
HYATT™ comes under attack more often than almost any single poster on any forum, because he does not censor his posts to avoid offending homers & jersey worshipers & particularly because the subjects HYATT™ discusses - in the 3rd person and using green font - are subjects many fans want to avoid or feel uncomfortable discussing.
HYATT™ does not recognize "off limits" signage, ever.
BECAUSE HYATT™ has endured so many attacks over so many years, his skills in dealing with them have evolved through several stages - from counter-attacking, to sarcasm, to subtle payback so gentle the person getting paid back doesn't even get a clue they have just been made a total fool of, to simply ignoring most of them now.
It's just not worth the effort to engage with fools, they have more experience at it than HYATT™ does.
On the rare occasions HYATT™ has SERIOUSLY undertaken payback, almost every one of those posters is no longer seen on that board - too embarrassed to show themselves any longer in most cases, outright banned for rules violations in others.
HYATT™ really isn't a good person to piss off - and that's not meant as a threat, it's just a fact.
HYATT™ uses the ™ symbol for good and sound reasons, which he has explained many many times. If some of you don't KNOW the reasons, then ask, or STFU, because either way it's immaterial to the content HYATT™ does post.
cy knows why, which is why he felt comfortable posting what he did, knowing HYATT™ knows he knows.
Jet Setter, while HYATT™ appreciates the SPIRIT of your defense of HYATT™ or any other poster - and is sure it comes from a good place, caring for the quality of the board you are a member of, (especially so here, after the other events that transpired on JI and scout), HYATT™ is one poster who can fend for himself quite adequately - not that you are expected to know that yet, just meeting HYATT™ recently.
Technically cy should not have posted what he did, even though it was accepted by HYATT™ in equanimity because of an existing "grumpy old men" relationship that does exist in this case.
However, OTHERS on this board may not be aware of such an interpersonal relationship and take it out of context as an ad hominem or personal attack, and letting it stand sets the APPEARANCE of accepting that behavior, which we all are trying to avoid repeating from other places.
Knowing cy as I do, he's not one to delve into the politics overly much & I'm sure he never stopped to consider that aspect. His conduct began as innocent and until someone else got into what he considered his and my business, remained blissfully unaware of the potentiality such a comment might ignite.
Now he is aware, will likely walk on eggshells for a while, and that is not something HYATT™ is comfortable with.
Good discourse begins with being able to say things that may not necessarily be comfortable or viewed as agreeable by all parties - but having an atmosphere where once said, such things can be hammered out CIVILLY, by first ASSUMING good will until repeat behavior demonstrates otherwise - is NECESSARY to having good, intelligent debates on all issues.
/rant
