King, right or wrong, here is what I think and why I am doing what I am doing.
ed's primary purpose here is to bait and troll. He takes great delight in provoking someone into a rant. He dislikes us and everybody else. He doesn't give a damn about any of the issues he trolls with, just that he can find someone to engage in a hateful exchange. I have seen the "just ignore him" advice many times. But there are so many people here that someone (and sometimes many) rises to the bait.
I have no idea if Dave Weber will take money to ban ed for good. But neither does ed. Since Dave has suspended ed three times it doesn't seem a far stretch of the imagination to me that one day he would get fed up and ban him for good. And the pledge money would certainly help Dave with the website. So, in my opinion, there is only an upside and no downside to the pledge drive.
I have always appreciated your manners and your ability to disagree agreeably. And it is my intent to disagree with you agreeably in this post.
Best,
Mike
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 11/12/14 10:30 PM.
