[Johnny Stew]

This is an addendum to my previous message.

I want to take this opportunity to publicly apologize to Tracy. It was never my intention for it to seem as if I condone you, or your site, being denigrated.... that's the last thing I'd ever do, so it never even occured to me that others might take my comments that way.

I also never meant to seem as if I was oversimplifying anything that has been said or done.

I am deeply sorry for this, and I apologize that it seemed as if I was saying one thing while still allowing it to happen.

It's never easy maintaining impartiality in these situations... but it is what's expected of the moderators. Still, it's only at its most difficult when our attempts at impartiality make it seem as if we've turned our back on a friend.

As a moderator, I am maintaining that impartiality... but as a human-being, I apologize to my friend for letting her down.