Well, I guess this thread will keep going a while since you are intent on babbling more. Oh well, it is relatively harmless so I will play along. It would be better if you could read/think a bit better, but I'll have to take what is there. As the Buddhist saying goes, I should not expect more from you that you are capable of.
Let's see:
--You were so convinced--and proud, it seems--that you had offended my sensibilities, hurt my ego, and bloodied my self-esteme that I had to check and see if it was true. When I discovered it was not true I felt obliged to let you know. After all, SOME DAY you might actually grow up and feel remorse for your groundless attacks on my character (doubtful, but possible) and I wouldn't want you to go through life with unnecessary guilt feelings.
--You think it is the mods' place to push back on dumb ideas. No. It is the mods' place to step in when someone breaks the rules. It is other posters' right to reply to dumb posts, or just posts they don't agree with. That is why it is a DISCUSSION board, not a LM's Private Blog. Sorry, my disagreeing with you--or pointing out where you are crude and juvenile--does not rescind my right to post.
--I certainly do NOT think all Texans--or all Austinites--are "inferior", or "dumb", etc. Just that in this forum there seems to be a disproportionately large number of redneck misogynist thinkers and posts. I actually think real Texans are a decent group writ large, but this forum is not a proportionate cross section of clueless, crude Texans.
--What do I provide to this board? A counterweight to some of the crass, dark ages posts (and posters) that show up on here. A more moderate political opinion to the RWWs (and LWWs) who tend to dominate the political discussions. A lot of useful information to those who want to have civil conversations or ask about the cities I know. And based upon the number/type of PMs and e-mails I get, a voice for a number of people who--for varied reasons--do not post themselves. Somehow I doubt those are the same people who PM you, but I don't lose sleep over that. Or over your harmless little rants. [And I probably shouldn't clue you into this secret, but the more I preoccupy your attention, the less time you can use to attack others. Since I have absolutely no interest in ever meeting you, your banal insults and rants truly do not affect me. Except to provide some Three Stooges humor when I read them.]