<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by N727NK:
Again, I very rarely go off like I did at anyone. Now, I am not apologizing, and I'd also like to say it is none of your concern if I re-lurk or not. I did not post what I did to downgrade her trip report, but I DID make it a point to address how insulting and downgrading she was to "amateur" fliers.
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PS- For those of you who want to (and have, for that matter) put me in the same league as Sean, please, be my guest.. It's an honor to be in the presence of him.. 
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Re-lurking is your prerogative. If you don't post, no one knows you're here and it doesn't matter. The fact that you 'rarely go off like that' doesn't justify your outburst, which would've been out of line from any member of the community no matter how long standing. If I utter a racial slur once, are my actions justified by saying that I only occasionally offend people? Does the lack of frequency make it right? No.
Many people on the board have flamed and ranted, the difference is that they were wise enough to realize later on that their message was lost due to the stridency of their tone. I'm very guilty of going off at people. The difference is that I'll admit I'm wrong in either message, delivery, or both and rephrase or retract my statement accordingly rather than blather on about how I don't care what anyone thinks and offering up limp justifications for sophomoric ravings.
As far as being in Sean's league... hardly. Even he recognizes when he makes mistakes and makes amends for them.