Mark, that is probably the wisest thing I have ever heard from you. Well stated.
James, very well said.
Now, as to who, what, where, why... The Administration team here is currently reviewing our options on the Chat Room. Although I realize that there is a contingent here that likes the Chat Room a lot, it provides a disproportionate amount of issues on the site. Further, it is the second most expensive part of running the site, as well. Fiscally speaking, dropping chat is a great move. Please keep that in mind going forward. As it is, we will be switching chat systems probably about the time summer rolls around.
Also, I thought I would take this moment to remind everyone that every part of live chat, including private messages, are logged. Jsmith and I both get a copy of these logs daily. While I don't generally go into them, when issues come up, I have to. I got quite the eyeful of things in the last log. Please remember to keep things you don't want known off the site. Otherwise, you run the risk of having someone else see it. From time to time, we also post log transcripts for moderator review.
As stated above... just respect each other. If you really must pull out the long knives, keep it off the site. I don't want to deal with it or hear about it. I'd rather be reading or writing, if it is all the same to you.