Speaking as someone who has run afoul of the Catcop on a couple of ocassions (especially on the CO thread about how they served their mixed nut snack), I think some folks take his policing of the board a little too seriously.
I've always considered his "arrests" to be that nudge we get from our spouses/ significant others when we cross the line in polite company (and trust me, I have about a half-inch indentation between the 3rd and 4th ribs courtesy of my wife).
I'd also like to see Catman come back - he is a cornerstone to this forum. But I also don't blame him for getting offended when he became a lightning rod for criticism (speaking as someone who is known around town as "Ground Zero").
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