Dean,
Frankly, most of the last 1000+ posts would not score high on the senso-mater, and those that did were buried in the muck. IMMHO, when a thread is as cumbersome as this one, the only one who can be baited is the one whose name is in the headlights. Baited or not, in deference to your assertion that Dan has baited others, all contributions are primarily to the continued detriment of the one in the spotlight.
From another perspective, noted at times in the BOI, is the reptile caliber of the participants. Dan has noted this. If Dan, with his substantial business, gets caught up in a petty debate with someone whose only claim to fame is owning a keyboard and a leopard gecko, such that both appear as mired in the mud, Dan is the one who suffers more.
Dan, I did not call you out, challenge your ethics regarding your critters, etc. Only some words of advice, to be disregarded if you so choose. Again I ask if I was the one referenced by you as a "fool" etc. I realize it is easy to get caught up in things here, and if I was one of those brothers whom you have every reason to love and respect, I would pull you back from the computer, slap a cold Bud in your hand, and go watch TV or clean viper crap, the latter being more of a challenge with a Bud.