Folks, please re-read Happy's anguished post. I feel bad, I should have stood up more forcefully in real time, I was not following the posts very closely, and now it is too late.
The number of posts made by a member does not mean he is the most popular or is more likely to make perfect posts, or has more privileges, etc., etc., but it does show the member has made a commitment to this forum and means well. In the case of K, he served as Super Moderator as well for a period. He has been a shining example of moderation and civility. Now enters a newcomer, makes outlandish comments, and gets questioned by several people including K, and this person increasingly becomes belligerent.
He takes K's parentage comment, which was a general observation about the fact we all are mere mutts, tall claims of written records of ancestry going back to Vedic rishees not withstanding, and twists it into something K never said. Shri Sangom, with due respects sir, added fuel to this fire. Why RP's account of Dalit misbehavior is utterly believable, but K's words of objection must be subjected to microscopic scruiny, I don't understand?
What do we know about RP? Perhaps he is a genuine scholar with lot to contribute towards the knowledge pool of this forum. Perhaps he is another firebrand brahminist with a big chip on his shoulder and a victimhood complex so heavy he has to shout to calm himself. From what I have observed in this forum, both kinds are welcome here, and that is good. But, we can't have him bully anyone, let alone a longstanding member, one who has demonstrated a commitment to the forum, who, most popular or not has won the admiration of many members. I went back and reread all the posts, and it is clear that RP was quick to condemn and quick to take offense.
Even if RP did not use all caps in post #834, its contents would still be quite objectionable. In response, K signed off and even wished RP well. But RP kept escalating twisting K's words. It is amazing that K kept his cool and tried to explain why he said what he said.
[1] Reasoning with the bully and telling K he is not perfect seems strangely, what can I say, strange?
[2] I feel bad to say this as I respect nobody more than Shri Sangom, but his post
#882, is even stranger. The comments made against K in this post are misrepresentations and overly forgiving of RP's vitriol.
IMO, the above, [1] and [2], are the reasons for K leaving, not RP. This is why K at one point said he has no quarrel with RP.
IMO, this is just brinkmanship, only thing achieved with a challenge like this is to show how unreasonable K has been. If it is a misunderstanding, and if the goal is to clear the misunderstanding, then a challenge like this is the worst thing one can do, it will only aggravate the situation.
I think K will come back, it may not be immediate, but I hope it will be sooner than later.
Cheers!
It has been a long while since anyone said this to me, you sound like my dad.
