Michael,

I don't understand why you had to jump all over Knoll because of his rather harmless comments. It is obvious to me he was not attacking you personally. You are the one who started the whining by being overly sensitive. But, hey, it's still no big deal. And, in fact, this thread has been a lot of fun and I'm glad to see that Knoll did not cower at your insults. (As an aside, pointing out the number of posts makes for poor repartee).

It's apparent to me that you are indeed a great stud player. I make a point of reading your posts carefully. It has also been apparent that you favor the opinions of a few. This makes sense to me. The fact that you always make this clear has always been a little out of place.

Now, while still complaining about others' whining, you then go ahead and actually express your contempt for all other contributors to this forum by stating there are only 5 players you respect. Really, how gauche and childish.

Frankly, I don't give a hoot what you think about me or my playing or any comments I might make. But you are probably making it that much more difficult for lurkers to start participating and that does bug me. So relax. Be nice.

PS. I regret you will no longer reply to this thread - I'm sure your next post would have been a hoot.

PPS. I only have about 60 posts here so take all these comments with a grain of salt.