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Then why didn't you just ask for that feedback previously? Instead of sulking and complaining about something that none of us knew you wanted or needed. This is very much a "I'm going home and taking my toys with me" thread and few (probably no one) knew what set you off.
I'm just a neutral in this but giving my observation as that neutral.
I am about the same age as rocky and we have a lot in common. I knew he was a cartoonist as was The Hubs, among with the Ags and such.
This week has been a bit unnerving for me and I strongly suspect, for him. The thread about user profiles and stars singled us both out, among others. Then the POTD thread again singled us out.
Attention is not the same as validation. Now rocky and I have different purposes for doing what we do on this forum. His is nailing a certain zeitgeist in very current humor. That's a resonating meme purpose. The demos of this forum are changing. Us old farts, have a certain frame of reference that is completely foreign to younger poster. (And usually are just less civil and meaner, too boot.)
Me? I'm a retired lawyer. I want to win arguments. (Ask The Hubs. Second thought, don't.) And over the last several years over multiple topics and multiple threads I have been absolutely nails far more often than I whiffed. And when I do make mistakes, I stand corrected and acknowledge them. So giving me stars is nice, I guess. As is when I run off a wannabe lawyer who tries to argue with me, leaves and comes back with a new username is a capitulation, I suppose. Different type of validation.
Here's the bottom line, Ags. He is asking for help from fellow Ags. And what do we normally do in that situation?
We care enough to offer it. Or is that also now Old Army?