:::::::::Malleus, I think this is a stupid playground fight between guys that's gone out of control. If only women were involved, I think it would be dealt with differently. No one wants to back down; no one wants to give a inch; and people are backed into corners. Women tend sort stuff like that out better in my view. At this point, I think it's all pretty stupid. I think we need you so the spotty teenagers from the US can learn something of the world outside their suburban walls; in that sense I think you serve a purpose that's perhaps more important than your writing. But I have strange ideas in that regard, so don't take my word.