That is very well said Strat and I couldnt agree with you more. There were many adverse comments made about the Hoov, all but one of which he bore with strength and grace. In the end it was the last straw from one he trusted, that broke his fortitude and his resolve. I sincerely hope it is temporary - a sabbatical as someone else called it. I think that its time all these people who took so much malicious pleasure in maligning him; all these people who taint the purity of intellectual debate; all these people who have deprived us of the Hoov's well researched and thought out postings, all these people should step up to the podium and acknowledge their deed. We are the poorer because of them. Brgds, BW.