Been away awhile... what's going on?

[Iamwhomiam]

Ok, I've been busy trying to re-route exploding trains and will shortly head-off to another meeting, so I'm asking here, what is going on?

The vibe is really not feeling good. Rex, Jack, Nordic, Slad?

Succinctly, without the hype, if you will.

Uninvolved observers please chime in with you emotionally detached remarks, please.

Thank you. Be back later.

[coffin_dodger]

It all got a bit for a while, then a bit .

Interspersed with , , and even .

Calm has descended, momentarily.

[Zombie Glenn Beck]

Ive always wanted to collect data on incidents of flaming on popular forums and see if they correlate to sunspot activity.

[Iamwhomiam]

Very well said coffin_dodger; succinct and wisely put.

Before we get off to a bad start, Zombie Zombie, please let this also be your last time blaming the Sun, k? If you know what I mean, n'all. That meme's been kinda played out already by another drowning in denial. May I suggest Nibiru as a safe alternative?

[Zombie Glenn Beck]

No denial here. I was only half joking.

[Iamwhomiam]

Wasn't suggesting your were in denial, nor did I believe you were joking, half-way or full-on.

I was joking, kinda.

And was also defending the Sun, our Sun, from unfair defamation. Preemptively, of course.

[peartreed]

Well, while still going to the well, we all miss the well-organized Jeff Wells who we would all welcome back.

Meanwhile, this forum is slowly sinking, stinking and stagnating with neglect as its level of toxicity mounts.

[Iamwhomiam]

I'll do my best to remain polite, peartreed. I promise to apply due rigor with the hope of avoiding full blown mortis.