Joe wasn't in the thread that triggered my post.

Perhaps I shouldn't have said that people deserve to be treated with respect. Like you, I've been coming to the chipboard for many years...and it's true that I don't respect everyone here. Perhaps I should have left it as this...I find it troubling when people are belittled by others...

As my mom used to tell me "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything."