Part II (she had a lot to say):

Clearly, I underestimated the long-festering hatred for me among so many board members. I could tell CC86 didn't like me from the start, and I read a handful of posts by guys who thought cigars were strictly a male pasttime, but I guess I dismissed them as a chauvinist minority. Kevin7 apparently hates me because I have a vagina, while Shagaroo seems to hate me because I wear mini-skirts when I go out rather than petticoats or burkhas. Most unsettling was you, however, as you have put on a facade of civility towards me for months even though you have clearly been harboring some pretty deep resentment for me for quite some time, and ultimately taking this opportunity to throw everything and the kitchen sink at me. Perhaps you're right about my "immaturity" because nowhere outside of this board have I experienced the kind of visceral disdain I've seen in the last 24 hours from people who had smiled to my face up to that point. It certainly makes me wonder if my "friends" in the outside world are as big of phonies.

Rather than wallowing in self-pity, perhaps the best thing I can do is quit posting here. When I joined, I was looking for a place to occasionally banter about cigars. I wasn't looking for a daily commitment that required giving out personal information, reviewing and exchanging cigars. Perhaps there's a more appropriate forum wher I can casually discuss cigar issues without having to sign my name in blood to a litany of requirements that I'm deemed "arrogant" if I don't follow. Clearly, it'll be hard to recover on this board for the cardinal sin of sticking up for myself when verbally attacked. That way, CC86 can officially get the victory he's so hungry for and all of his robotic minions can bow to his shrine.

But at some point, I think you should ask yourself whether the presence of the "cigar board bully" around here is really worth all the collateral damage? At what point does driving away everyone who isn't willing to serve as either his echo chamber or his punching bag harm the board's long-term viability? At what point does it no longer help the board to have most of its members living in a constant state of fear of being subjected to one of his hourly unprovoked smackdowns? As you wave goodbye to one more board member fed up with the "mean girl clique" around here, maybe, just maybe you should start keeping a running total of everyone who disappears and decide if the long line at the exit sign is reflective of a well-functioning board