I'm going to agree that the question was posed to get a known response, which it did. But sometimes diplomacy is the proper course of action. You could have been a bit more tolerant. He is looked upon favorably on the "other" bulletin board, and I know this for a fact.Nobody died and made you boss either, you don't get to say who goes and who stays. It doesn't go unnoticed that neither of you had anything to say about BIG R GUY's comment, which basically said the same thing mine did.
But those of us of a certain "cabal" will take an opportunity to pillory a BULLFROGer!