Post Praetorian said:
Warbler said:
somehow, I doubt Bingo actually cares whether or not he offends me. I am pretty certain that his claim of having positive feelings towards me is sarcasm, and I must have missed where he said he had no filter.
Bingo may or may not want to run me off, but it sure seems like some(Post Praetorian and Possessed and perhaps others) are trying to run me off so that Bingo will return. Maybe I am wrong but it does look that way to me. Just take a look at the relgion thread.
Kindly understand, dear Warbler, the sentiment behind this effort was along the lines of your own prior attempts at encouraging a conciliatory tone between members:
Warblersaid:
_______ and _________, please calm down and make up. I dislike seeing two people I respect on here get upset at each other. I am sure no offense was intended from either of you.
Nothing greater than this was intended and no greater take-away should be imagined. Bingowings does not wish to return here. His reasons for choosing not to do so are entirely his own, but he wished to indicate that he bears you no ill will. He made it clear that he does not enjoy creating controversy and yet holds controversial opinions that he seemingly cannot refrain from sharing so he has chosen simply to not engage. He certainly does not wish his desire to abstain from controversy to become controversial in and of itself...
I also wish you no ill will and would be disappointed that this effort at cordiality might misfire in causing you to feel any alienation...without your participation we would lose an entirely different experience no less important than that of Bingowings...or any other member for that matter. This is a community effort and the community erodes with each departure.
I apologize for misunderstanding you and taking things the wrong way.
This whole weekend, I have been rather sleep deprived. When I am sleep deprived, I tend to get rather depressed and have foul mood. This was very true last night. In fact, while I wouldn't say I was having suicidal thoughts, I did come a little too close to that for comfort. In addition, this thread inadvertantly brought up bad memories for me. Basically I was overeacting and misunderstanding people. I am sorry.
As for Bingo, if it is possible could you or he post exactly what he said? To me, the problem isn't that he holds contaversial opinions, its the way he says those opinions is the problem. Whether or not he returns here is his choice. I have no power to stop him. All I can say that I'd rather he not return.
Besides, this is your bar; I am merely passing through...
Its not my bar, it belongs to Jay. The off topic section of this place for me is kind of like what the Cheers bar is for Norm. With the exception of a couple of years absence, I have been a part of this forum (mostly the off topic section for over 10 years. That has the effect of making the off topic section of this place feel more mine than newcomers. Maybe I am wrong in that, but that is how I feel.
btw, how did you find that quote of mine? If I am not mistaken, that comes from a few years ago. That took some digging. Did Bingo help you find that?