I have to say sorry twice.

1. Because this thread doesn't concern me a bit.
 
2. Because I got swept away by Nick's reply and 
ended up putting you down. Although I read your 
initial post (not thoroughly to be honest), 
Nick's sharp tone captivated my attention far 
more than yours did and he's got that way of 
making everything sound funny, so I practically 
automatically took his side. I don't know 
whether he just made everything sound extreme or 
whether that really was the simple truth, and I 
don't even really care. All my experiences with 
Animechaos ARE great, but maybe before getting 
swept away by his post, I should have thought 
about it all a little more or kept my mouth 
shut - because shit happens, and even Nick is 
not a deity but a human who makes mistakes. 
Whether he made one with you or not - I don't 
care, I simply don't have the right of defending 
OR flaming someone without really knowing who 
did what and why.
So I want to apologize for blindly putting you 
down and I'm deeply ashamed of having done 
exactly what I despise about others, which is 
blindly taking sides with the "strong" and 
tearing an easy target to shreds because they 
displeased them in some ridiculous kind of way.

I no longer care about which of you is right, I 
just wanted to say I'm sorry. I know very well 
how it feels like to be caught in a flame war 
you didn't mean to kindle (dunno about you, but 
in my case that was dizziness, nausea, high 
blood pressure, bursting head, cold sweat, heart 
pounding, shaky hands,..) so I'm not qualified 
to engage in one and I truly want to slap myself 
for it, because I want to be better than a bunch 
of rabid dogs who on one hand complain about 
unfair treatment in Iraq and on the other hand, 
act the same on the ever so anonymous internet, 
the difference being that they have nothing to 
physically assault someone.
(side remark: if anyone now gets pissy 
about "rabid dog", know that the dialled number 
answers. If you're not concerned, what need to 
respond? ;))

I'm not taking sides here. Except for a few 
online transactions with Nick, you're both 
perfect strangers who live and die without 
affecting my life. But as fellow human beings, I 
want to give you the basic respect that's 
included with the "Starter Pack" of human rights 
everybody receives at birth, so there.

Ciao
Anna