Don't sweat it, Jackie. As "Wordminstrel" knows full well there are plenty of other forums where language is to be discussed only in terms of itself, with no digression or personality thrown in for leavening. I'm a member of one of them, and they're all very well if all you want is linguistic discussion. I check in once a week, if that.

But this place can be fun as well. Mediocre? Yep, a lot of it is, and I'm as guilty as anyone else for that. Do I care, and will Wordminstrel's bad tempered bitching change the way I post here? Not a chance.