Hey everybody. I didn't expect this to become such a big hubbub, and as such I don't really have much of an idea how to respond. I'm going to break this up into smaller bits.

What I meant: Exactly what I said. I've seen you do the "NO" thing in two threads and I think it's annoying. I think that that turns into pandering to people who share your opinion.

Why that isn't correct: I'm not the word police. I don't control what you do. You shouldn't need to defend yourself for giving an opinion.

Your comment: I don't care about any rudeness that you showed me, I started the shit-fight.

8bit and TNG's comments: I didn't actually perceive either of these as insulting towards me. I took them more as a "Q, quit being a prick, you're acting stupid" sort of signal. I don't have any idea of how they were supposed to be taken.

Muting: I've gone on a muting spree on Hubski, and in the heat of the moment I muted you as well.

Badging: I thought your "badge of honor" comment would be funny if it had an actual badge.

I wanted you to stop. I didn't want to hurt you and I'm sorry that it happened. I'll keep my negative thoughts to myself. It's kind of funny (in an unfunny kind of way) that my comment was probably less of a "quality input" than yours. It doesn't sound very genuine now after this post.

Let's see how this'll work for now.