What does the Blitz mean to you?

[Glint]

Thanks Laz for your advice.
I wholeheartedly agree with you matey; - there are many fine members that I have played with over a fair few years, much comeradery as Zap mentions and indeed, I have a fellow gamer that I eventually met up with, along with our partners and ended up with a good friendship.
Unfortunately, (should say fortunately, lol!) - I have transposed from a batchelor life to a domestic life now and time for wargaming has been reduced drastically. I restrict myself to a couple of ongoing games, usually large and so, during the wait for turns, I look at the MB, so in my circumstances the MB is a good place for me to see what changes there are/proposed to the game, etc.
As to ignoring the rhetoric, I find any out of order comments directed at me personally, extremely annoying when I am trying to just air some views, join a thread etc. Especially when most of us are 'virtual comrades' ? Face to face, as in real life, those comments may not be made, due to the threat of losing a few teeth, lol!
I do feel a lot of the ongoing unpleasantness that abounds could be cut down by the moderators by ensuring that, once a ban has been imposed for someone's behaviour, a requirement before their return should be a public apology on the MB first, then perhaps 'fighting radicals' would be appeased.
Just my opinion and in real life, obviously 'a few' will alwaysmake their' snide comments, ridicule others ideas, that's just them.
Anyway, other than that, yes the Blitz has given me a lot of fun and friends over the years and I do appreciate the efforts the guys behind the scenes make to try and continue the comaradery.
regards
Peter