Speaking for myself, when I first discovered CB, I ignored the forum for a long time, then began lurking and reading various posts ... I've come to notice that there are many personalities here, some strong in one way, some in others ... for me, the attraction of this forum is the diversity of opinion ... if there were too much homoginization, the board would be of little interest ... I LOVE the interaction of different personalities, different points of view, and different senses of humor ... I like to read (and respond to) posts by Slim AND e-Chick and all the others in the spectrum of those who comprise the company here ... at times, my opinions regarding cigars, politics and sports are different from some of the others, and at other times I am in agreement with them ... but most of all, I really LIKE the fact that personal attacks are absent ... until this one.
Hoping that my stating this opinion does not alienate those of you who are attacking e-, I will tell you that in my opinion, you are wrong in having done so ... I feel that e- and what she adds to this forum (and make no mistake, she DOES add to it)is a refreshing breeze and were she to follow the advise so freely offered above and go away, would be greatly missed, not only by myself, but by any number of others here ... that opinion applies equally to Slim, to Davy and any others who may share their points of view regarding e- ... I would sorely miss the input they offer as well, were they to go away ...
Rick, for example, has strong political opinions that are pretty much the polar opposite of my own, but I missed him greatly while he and his wife were vacationing recently and I was pleased to see him return and bring all of his freely spoken view back with him ... there are many, I'm sure who would not miss me were I to stop posting, but I can assure you, I would miss you, whomever you are and whatever your point of view might be, irrespective of the fact that I don't agree in full with ANY of you ... Slim, e-, and all the rest of you ... don't change a hair, OK? ... keep right on being YOU, because the diverse opinions here and the willingness to express them are exactly what makes this forum what it is ...