Instead of saying what I'm thinking, I'll just skip and post the apology I would have had to make otherwise:
I've spent the last few months posting only on a political forum on facebook, where flaming is really the only way to communicate. So I'm trying REALLY hard to not do that here! I'm even trying to get used to all these smileys, see:
(after all, I'd hate to get this thread QTed too)