"Here's the sort of dilemma I face. I was thinking of saying something like "sounds wonderful" in response to gak's latest post about restaurant girl. But I judged he would resent my sullying his thread because my words are not taken at face value, but as coming from the horned devil Ethan. But then I'm accused of never sharing any positive energy about girl moments."

Its not much of a dilemma.

You created a site where you feel free to proclaim that pro-choice pedos cannot be trusted because of their selfish interest in having sex with girls. Further you claim there that B4UACT's decision to NOT take a policy stance on something that science hasn't settled is secretly a ploy to take a stance to advocate for the side you believe needs to be denounced ( even if the facts aren't in yet. )

Then, not contented to slur pro-choicers from your redoubt of antiness, you come to GC to slur our motives in person. You tell us that you have no reason to believe we have ever denounced iatrogenic harm before you came here. You claim that many here who publicly and loudly argue that we must be law abiding are secretly breaking the laws when you aren't looking. And you tell even the pro-choicers who have said over and over again that they value a girl's "no," that the pro-choicers must want child prostitution because you assume that the pro-choicer values a world that gets them more sex over any other option ( like more freedom to make ANY choice. )

You began the hateful accusations and were met with reasoned well-meaning respectful requests that you retract the unfounded defamatory accusations. You didn't.

You have had those you've hurt and defamed request apologies. You refuse to give apologize for making the accusations.

You've even been asked that if you won't let up, at least surface from all the hatefulness for long enough to post something positive.

And you have the nerve to claim that the reason you cannot take a break from all the hate to say something nice is because your campaign of abuse isn't met with friendly responses?

I've been here long enough to know that very few GCers carry a grudge, and most of those who do aren't presently posting. You might take note that the constant refrain from Markaba's old friends over his present accusations is disappointment because they know that he is capable of being better, and they remember him when he wasn't constantly slamming the door and denouncing all of GC.

You are not on the horns of any dilemma. You are exactly where you have chosen to be every time other paths have been pointed out. And yet its hardly a permanent place. If you chose to post nothing but praise for LG violinists and the occasional OT beer revue; in six months you'd be the "violins and beer" poster.

GC can get along fine without any "devils."

And while frustration has probably taken the upper hand in response to your refusal to budge on the unfounded defamatory speculation; the main response is still disappointment that you feel a need to continue to claim, "that's what they say, but they don't believe it," about those whose positions differ from yours.

Dante