>I just printed out your message and will read it every day. I praised you and gave you encouragement when you were a nobody. It shows how far I have fallen.
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>Mike....anyone who knows Mike Cole knows he doesn't need defending....but regardless, he has never, ever been a "nobody".
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>I remember when he started posting .NET questions several years ago - his questions were always very well-phrased, and the person giving him an answer (Bonnie, myself, later Viv, whoever) always knew that Mike "got" the answer. A forum can have the smartest technical solution providers on the planet, but doesn't have any value unless someone starts off an exchange with a good question. He's also been able to turn around and help others out.
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>Mike Cole has always been a decent guy up here - and you've really pushed the limits with him...implying he was racist, implying he's a "nobody". Fortunately, he's a bright enough fellow to consider the source.

I was completely out of line.

Normally I do not make New Year's resolutions. This year I need to make a couple. One is to stop posting like a drunken idiot. Not like, as. The other is to start answering tech questions again. It was before your time but I really was an MVP on merit. And what chattering I did was in fun, like the Merry Punster Club.