>>Your approach works. Thank you. Let's wait till Mike comes back and tells us if this is the fastest approach :)
>That's not remotely funny.
>I think I can say this publicly now because Mike can't see it.
>Making fun of or taunting someone with clearly severe emotional and mental issues, as I've seen here time after time, is inexcusable.
>Of course he's obnoxious. You'd don't need a PhD to see that.
>All anyone had to do was shut up, bite your tongue, and let the poor man rant.
>Instead I saw people throwing gasoline on the fire.
>Those rants were desperate cries for help. Not the kind of help that we - or maybe anyone- can give, but they were pleas nonetheless.
>
>So let's hope - or pray if that's your mode - that somehow Mike finds some answers to his pleas.

If you like, I tell you reasons while it is not a good idea to insulate and ignore somebody of Mike's state of mind. To Mike's best.

And, some sarcasm must be allowed too. It helps us to express odd feelings, and helps us to recover. Note, some sarcasm, not a shit storm.

I would like the old Mike back too. He had good insights and a quick respond time too.
I wish him best, but for now there is nothing then hope. He's ages from accepting the problem - not to speak from recovery.