Done. A very long time ago in fact...

I agree.

Thank you, Jack.

Very well-phrased commentary, Jack. I concur.

I pride myself in being level-headed and thoughtful, buy you darlin, wear the crown.

My bruised ego is hating that I haven't even slightly altered your cynical view of society, though...! You know, not every jelly belly can be strawberry dacquiri.

Right, the point... I'm sold. You nailed it. I will try to behave.

There is a particular comment I have wanted to leave on this blog for quite a while, and I think this is as good a place to do it as any. It is this:

I have never read a single thing that you have written that was worth the time to read or that said anything at all worth thinking about.

That may not seem like a comment worth the time of leaving, but I find the contrast behind your evident education and intelligence, and the repetitive triteness of what you actually have to say, rather disturbing - it bugs me that you don't seem to actually THINK about anything that you write.

This latest post is more of the same. Acidman pointed out what was stupid about something you said. There really is nothing more to it than that. It wasn't cowardly, it wasn't him hiding, it's just that he can see perfectly well that that sentence was lacking in any real meaning and there was no NEED to "discuss" it. Besides, the mere fact that you made such a statement indicates any discussion would be fruitless - you think it means something, others see that it doesn't, what is there to discuss?

He said his piece and moved on. That's what he does, and regardless of how abrasive he can be, his attitude toward these things is far more worthy of respect than what you did here.

A man would've either proven him wrong, or ignored him.

i like him to much to de-link

After the venom you spewed on Acidman's comments, I'm glad I didn't put you in my favorites when I got my new 'puter.

You have fancy words, sir, but seem to suffer from a bad case of distemper.

Rollory is right, methinks I'll stick with Acidman. His site is full of warnings. You know what he is. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

Oh, and grow up.

So this is your little campaign to get other people to delink Acidman...because he dissed you?

Bwahhahaha! Talk about self-importance!

Delink him yourself and move on. My bet is you keep coming back to his site though.

I see Acidman's trolls are out in full force. Such a shame too. You would think these people would be able to think for themselves instead of blindly following the stupid man. He's vile. His attitude and comments about women make me wonder if the ex-wives didn't have a damn clue. He's not a gentlemen and he's a disgrace to all good Southern men and men in general. You can't tell him this though because he and his trolls are bound to attack you.

I'll be more than happy to delink. Hopefully others will follow suit.

I have never understood why some bloggers attack other bloggers. Ok, so you don't like what he says then just ignore him. Using your blog to attack another blogger is just downright "unprofessional". But yes, you probably will continue to lurk at Acidman's blog.

Like Bou, it was done a long time ago.

Oh my everloving gawd! Can anyone throw themselves a bigger pity party without inviting all the neighbors. If one blogger has got you this uptight, take up knitting and leave cyberspace to those better suited to the task.

What they don't understand, they being those coming from Acidman's place, is that the delinking occurred after numerous instances, most not dealing with you at all. To think you wouuld delink someone solely on the basis of his disagreeing with you is laughable. Seriously. You have many very strong political opinions and you have garnered detractors (no offense) or people who heavily disagree with you and you have not delinked them.

I am not a big blogger, but had Acidman linked for a long time. I'm small enough that I went unnoticed, I am sure. But, after watching the attacks on people... some of them people I thought for sure were his friends, I decided that the amusement I found in his writing was offset far more by the nastiness that he directed at people he supposedly had as friends, and were other bloggers I had come to read and respect. Some of it was just too vicious.

So... I delinked. He never noticed nor did he care. I don't regret it.

699 visitors from his one post? Not bad! I didn't even know who you were till I clicked on his link.

Never been here, and after reading your material...i won't be coming back. Oh and by the way, your only good traffic was because Acidman linked you. Next week when his link is in the archives and people arent clicking the link...your page will go back to 2 or 3 visitors. Good day

Best of luck, Jack. I seriously doubt that you de-linking Acidman is going to affect his hit stats...or yours.

It takes a strong man of honor and conviction to stand up for what he believes is just and right.

The mindless, faceless mass who feed at Rob's bitter trough are incapable of independent thought or reason.

Unfortunately, they are too ignorant to know when they know nothing.

Thank you for your defense of those of us who have been attacked viciously and unjustly by the coward of Gut Rumbles.

I am in your debt.

Pissing matches are pointless.

Then why are you instigating one?

Drama queen.

What a whiny post. Your cries for de-linking remind me of the kids on the playground with their underwear yanked up around their ears blubbering for attention because they didn't get their way.

Re: your update. Oh I'm pretty aware of the background, and the blogmeet fiasco--I feel bad for all involved. Stupid stuff sometimes sours old friendships. But what does that have to do with you? It took him firing a load at you to get your hackles up, didn't it?

I have very little respect for people who do public delinkings as a way to purportedly demonstrate how "principled" they are. Rather, it is a tremendously juvenile exercise--it reminds me very much of junior high school clique drama. Who's in? Who's out? Who hangs with whom? Calling him an "oxygen thief" is pretty revealing.

Delink. Stop reading. Move on. But bloviate about it and you invite people to come point and laugh.

And Chrissy, I sure hope you're doing a parody there. I will not say more. :D

Jack, honey, I don't know what to say...

I'm sorry you've had to deal with all of this.

In order to truly be chivalrous, it is difficult to advertise that that is what one is doing. So, I will do it for you.

Those who have left comments do not know the whole story. For some it wouldn't matter. But some I know, and like even, I believe if they knew, they too would have a problem with the public disrespecting of a handful of women -who had offered friendship- over a minor difference of opinion, then following up with hateful emails to the few of them who had the nerve to write him, asking what they had done wrong.

Many pretended not to see. They wanted to like him. Well, so did I. A few stood up. I applaud you.

The bullies laugh at the weak. The strong lend them a hand.