I wrote this:
"Anonymous sniping regarding the principals (or even principles..) of WTL I find to be rude and unnecessary."
I found your comment rude, unnecessary and unconstructive. Posting such an observation is hardly "hostile". You may not care for my observation, but there is certainly no hostility intended by it. If all of us reading this were in a room talking about turntables and you chimed in with your comment, I wouldn't have ignored it.. and would have addressed it without hostility toward you personally. If you feel I've been hostile toward you, though, then I apologize. I believe (perhaps foolishly) that all of us can and should communicate on a forum same as we would face to face. I'll make an effort to do better with that.
It's plain that WTL ownership is not required for use of this forum. Because of their ownership, I've had direct communication with and know the (actual) names of some of the folks who use the forum.. that's all.
Best wishes,
Mike