I think the mix of people is perfect, we need some stirring up at times; it's like in the gym with the boys; if you are too sensitive you don't last too long.
Bottom line; as far as I see all contributors to this forum actually add great value and as a forum we should be happy to have them all. I don't remember blatant bashing or pumping by anyone; we all have different perspectives and even those change day by day; and sometimes we all have a bad day and we say something we should probably not have said.
The cabinet minister took the prime minister aside and told him that he did not feel that the prime minister took various problems too seriously, maybe that would hurt his chances for re-election(costing the cabinet ministery his job). To that the prime minister answered; there are 3 kinds of problems. The first type is that actually it is not a problem anyway; the second kind of problem solves itself with time; and the third kind of problem does not have any solution at all, so why try! He laid back in his chair and tool another ripple