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 :::Of course if we do express an opinion, it's immediately dismissed as more babbling from the ""puling masses"" or a ""predictable pile-on by Malleus' posse."" Oddly (or not, given the dynamics of this place), the people who make those comments are rarely chastised for them. I'll just repeat something I said earlier...I find Malleus serves quite well as an asshole detector. Those who come roaring out of the woodwork to bait, poke, or prod to get a reaction often seem to show similar poor behavior elsewhere (although in a more passive-aggressive form, perhaps). I've learned who to avoid based on their responses to Malleus. You can be abrasive at times, but so what? I tend to be more offended by the holier-than-thou pronouncements I've seen from some of the civility police and admins around here.  "