Wow. Hard to say, but I don't know if I've ever read anything on FT that I disagree with more.

CameraGuy, I usually think you make a lot of sense, but I think you're missing the forest for the trees here. Why on earth would someone participate in a "Welcome Back" thread just to crap on the party?

You know full well that any subsequent argument will have its own absurdly long thread (like this one) in which members can register their feelings. Suggesting that restrictions to posting in the "Welcome Back" thread somehow make your "battle" vs. another member unwinnable is completely misleading.

Finally, already "girding" for this battle in a thread "Welcoming Back" a member seems unnecessarily agressive, and a sign that you're just lookin' for a fight.

Just MHO.