HBG might wanna tweak that approach?
calling Matt a "whore" (cheap, expensive or otherwise) might not be construed as diplomatic.
you previously referred to Matt's post to barge as obsequious & then it morphed into "boot licking"?!?
(though it did open the door for Chowd's KK rejoinder!)
also, be aware that i PMed Matt on yer behalf & informed him of how polite of a poster you had been in the past. your recent spate of obtuse posts & name calling doesn't really fit w/yer posting history & only exacerbates the sitchy IMO.
Chowd - who's looking for a Nobel? Phil adequately addressed the issue IMO & note that you acknowledged that you typically find the critic to be more right than wrong. who cares what HhH's posting motives are? he obviously has talent & intellect & writes things worth reading.
ain't that what message boards are all about?
btw, not everyone can be a Zeev or an Omni...