Not exactly a newbie....

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm pretty sure Mephistopheles is not your real name...

Shit, nothing gets past you!

Seriously, I don't mind the character or theme posting; sometimes it's interesting.

But, yeah, every poster here -- and everywhere else --chooses for themselves when, what, and with whom to post. Personally, I like doing it with everybody (posting, that is).

Mephisto's last post struck me as trying way too hard to assert her power to be discerning, when that power was never in question for her or anyone else and goes without saying.

Anyway, I trust she'll not be dissuaded, perhaps even inspired, by the negative feedback and will continue posting - for awhile at least. I'd be more interested if she did so without professing the blatantly obvious as if it's a news flash, and without implying that anyone here would or should give a shit whether she deigns to acknowledge them.

But, she can post as she sees fit and everyone else can respond in kind, or not. <-- That's my go at stating the blatantly obvious.