Quote Originally Posted by GrandpaDave
I say the following no arrogance or sarcasm.

Posting my blog was obviously a bad decision on my part, and for that I apologize. I'm not out to offend anyone. I'm sorry some of you feel as if you were tricked into reading something you didn't like by mistaking it for cigar related. I put my blog url on my signature of all the forums I post in, incase someone might read it and like what I have to say, and continue to read it.

As I have stated before though, I wasn't the one to bring it up, so I see none of this as my fault. Not once did I ask for any comments on it to be posted on this board. This, however, is a very trivial thing, in my opinion, but I just wanted to clarify my position.

I will not apologize for my writing. It almost seems to me that is what you really want me to apologize for. If I am mistaken on this, then so be it.

Simply put, I’m just here for the cigars. It seems there is a lot of knowledge floating around this board, and I hope to learn all I can. I hope this can be the end of this matter.

And the whole “incest” thing was a genuine typo. I’m only human. I make typing errors.

And Poppa Puff, if I may ask, what was with the thumbs up?

Okay - this is the first time posting on this subject, so forgive me if this sounds repetetive.

First off - I am glad you apologized for the faux pas of placing your blog link in your sigtag. However, and maybe you need to carry this thought everywhere you go, there are those who would not agree that putting that in your sigtag is a good thing ("incase someone might read it and like what I have to say, and continue to read it"). I suppose it would be appropriate to put it in a sigtag if you were posting on a gay site, but not on any mainstream board. If you had a blog about cigar smoking, maybe (unless you started talking about smoking cigars with fake jizz on your face...) - but not about your real or imagined gay behavior... And before you jump on me for intolerance, I'd be saying the same thing if someone posted a link to their blog recalling real or imagined hetrosexual exploits. If that doesn't seem odd to you - it should....

Secondly - we are a board of cigar smokers. We enjoy discussion - mainly about cigars, sometimes about sports, cars, jobs, etc. Sometimes we talk about personal things. And you'll find that if the majority of the board takes offense to something a person has said of a personal nature, it may be in their best interest to refrain from posting that personal stuff in the future.

While this board is owned and operated by one man, it is a community of individuals who collectively create the environment. We respect the rules Hex as laid down - but he has also left a lot of leeway for us to flourish. And he has left us a lot of lattitude to discuss amongst ourselves the communities mores. You've tread into an area which is outside the norms of the board - and you should be VERY careful walking on that path... Make some choices here, Dave - is this REALLY where you want to be (that path clearly leads out the door) - or would you prefer to stay in the mainstream of this community.