Folks, if reading and talking on a message board ever became that painful, I'd leave for a while and find another hobby to fill my time.
I first started posting in 2000. I never realized how mad people would get on these things.
As Ahso said, the guy that penned that diatribe is usually a reasonable, balanced font. He must have been drunk. I'm sure we'll eventually see our share of that even on Stingtalk if it keeps growing.