Nik, are you still upset because Carl was critical about your LJing? Plenty of people find value in what Carl says, so saying that he brings nothing to the site is simply the belief from a sample of 1. What do you think the blog section is for? A blog is by definition a short, generally casual commentary on an issue/event/etc. If James is unable to debate/address simple points or believes that disagreement and alternative vernacular is combative, then perhaps it is a waste of his time to be here.