Desperately Seeking Susans

Sid,
Please show me where I said such a thing. I simply have not, even for one minute, suggested that an open debate will damage the CIC.
What I did say was that during the course of the online CIC discussions, others have said your incessant posting on the subject, and constant putting down of other people's views, could do more damage to the CIC's online support, than the efforts of anti-CIC posters such as Yul Brynner could do. It wasn't something I had given much credence to - until recently.
I think it's a pretty shoddy forum tactic to put the boot into people's posts, and to give them a virtual dressing down - then when there's any comeback, simply say it's 'forum banter' or 'your irreverant style' and it was only a laugh. Stick a smiley at the end - didn't really mean to say you're a diddy who doesn't understand the CIC.... only a laugh, right? I actually don't think you are just playing the forum jester - I think you genuinely believe you are dealing with 'fannyslabbers' - and have a genuine superiority complex towards us lesser mortals (whether pro or anti CIC), who just don't grasp it like El Presidente Elect grasps it.
As I say, I hadn't given much credence to the view that you could put some of the online community off the CIC with your 'irreverant style', but as I said earlier, hmm, who knows? Without doubt I've allowed you to get under my skin, so I guess if it's going to be like this, I'd be better off taking a step back from discussing the CIC. Far from this being a 'dummy spitting' act, instead I'll just carry on doing what I'm doing - being supportive of the CIC and the club, working as best I can, lending my talents (such as they may be) to the club, and continue to work behind the scenes on ideas and projects that are actually seeing positive results come through. I certainly don't want to get into an extended online verbal spat with a fellow fan.... unless of course they post utter shite such as I think open debate will damage the CIC, or they think they can treat me like a fool and play the smiley card retrospectively.