your statement, "Including the bullies on this board" is a violation in my opinion (insult) and a form of bullying in itself. And your snarky comment, "I'm embarrassed.  I just wrote a lengthy post like Sula, lol" is also a violation and it discredits no one more than yourself.  

On a separate note, I appreciate Maple Syrup's post.  Rule number five has been seriously ignored because often time posters do have points to make or questions to ask, however they sandwich these types of criticisms and insults in between. Your post is a perfect example of it. And please don't say just use the ignore button.  How about people make their posts without the offending content in there stead of expecting people to read through Swiss cheese?