I've been having difficulty finding my voice in this thread. Candidly, in the Epic forums there is only one person in my "ignore" list, and, that's Josh. I'd get be pissed at something he wrote and began to ask why should I let some internet dude get to me. Life was easier not reading what he wrote. Certainly, there is a lot of value in some of his postings, and, I respect his passion for skiing. When he changed his posting name to Josh Motta, I believed (now wrongly) that he wanted to distance himself from his the "Bushwacker" days and become more accountable or mature. At least, I sensed a higher level in posting under that name.
If you are arguing with a litany of people of Epic posters, you are part of the problem. For sure, you can't get into argument after argument without getting down in the mud and wrestling with pigs.
I have a lot of empathy for the Epic mods and often wonder about how much time and energy they have to spend trying to keep the peace in the escalation of derogatory comments in certain threads. I wear that hat here, and, am really, really glad that the mod community has had damn little to talk about in the past 18 months. If they decided that it's far easier to run Epic without Josh, can you blame them? There are two sides to all stories, we've heard one....and it's funny how in all disagreements, both sides claim to have the truth.
So, Josh, I hope you continue to post in our little forum. Any changes we ask you to make are minor, and, most aimed at continuing "the neutral zone". I also hope you find your way back into Epic.
"Never argue with stupid people. They will just drag you down to their level, and, defeat you with their experience"
Albert Einstein