jayjg wrote:
Jay, it sounds like you believe they should put down the stick first, as you are the true aggrieved party here. Has it occurred to you that they might believe the same thing?
I never picked up a stick, William. The sordid history of the creation of WR has little to do with any real actions on Wikipedia.
I was speaking metaphorically, Jay. I was referring to the tone of discussion. In the part of my post you snipped, you were replying to someone who took offense at what you said, and I think you'd agree that your comments weren't particularly cordial. I'm sure that was in response to some equally unfriendly things said to you. And I'm sure they feel their statements were justified by some previous offense.
I'm not taking sides in this. I'm just saying that whatever the rightness or wrongness, that no matter who started it, you have the power to stop these long acrimonious exchanges.
William