> Well, I'm with you, Wolfspirit. I like Arthur's long, thought-out posts. I don't skim them, and I certainly see no smokescreen. Just write how you write---if you think your post is written well, please don't abridge it.
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> --Jezzika

And I as well. I admit, until yesterday I *was* skimming Arthur's recent posts because of their length. Now, having read them, I wonder whether the problem wasn't in me -- I've become unaccustomed to reading the Forum very closely because of its mostly conversational tone (and because I've been busy with other interests lately). Arthur's contributions have added a lot more, well, "weightiness" to the Forum, which is something I think of as distinctively Rink-ish. Around here we can shoot the breeze or debate serious issues with nearly equal facility, and it is very satisfying to be a part of an online community like that.

Thanks, Arthur.

Iss