I am going to break my golden rule here and contribute to "testy thread" that has nothing to do with me. Mel, I know you can look after yourself but after reading this latest spat I feel I have to throw in my two penny's worth.
A forum is only good as its contributors -- in my opinion, Mel is a tireless, prime contributor to this forum. His posts are always entertaining and he shares a huge amount of his stuff with everyone else. On the few occasions when he is "off" about something -- certain people seem to react disproportionately, treating him like an imbecile which clearly he is not.
We need to look after our prime assets like Mel, because if there was no Mel, this forum would be a much poorer place.
We also need to learn how to disagree with each other without getting superior/condescending/patronising. The shit stirrers need to learn to play nice, or play somewhere else. You know who you are.