TomCayman, thank you for bringing this thread to our attention. It expresses, I suspect, the sentiment many people on this board share. I certainly do.

4me2no, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us so eloquently.

At the end of this all, we're still a community with close, strong ties and common interests. It'd be a shame if we couldn't put aside any of our differences and stay that way.

The nicest thing about this board is that we're treated as equals, not on the basis of race or creed, but the strength of our characters.