the evidence is right in front of you. some examples from just the last few days:

1. Charles Kaplan made a post vilifying joe pavlik (who was not in a "clique") yet was silent during the Frank Culotta debate. An admitted abuser, thief, torturer, and murderer gets
feted at the cca banquet and that seems to be fine with him since his "cliquish group" organized the event.

2. A poster stated he disagreed with "member only sales" on this board and i agreed. sheldon, instead of exploring an opinion that could improve his clubs fundraiser, accused
me of partaking in the same policy. when i rebuffed him he told me to "give it a rest" and never gave my suggestion any consideration. Jim Follis (not in a "clique") responded
in a professional manner and said he will explore the suggestion. if say, doug smith for example, made the same suggestion, would sheldon have replied to him in the same
manner?

3. Recently, people who RARELY post have stated that they have an impression that "cliques exist". It's obviously an opinion shared by multiple chipboard users so all of you
who are laughing about and making light in this thread will only serve to reinforce their opinion that the "old boy network" exists.

You all asked for an answer and i gave you one, now i fully expect to crucified in your responses.