I was never upset by The Boys and felt that some guys were just giving him a hard time because it was the thing to do.
I'm gonna disagree, but say you are probably looking at it the best way someone could.
His very existence here was to insult people he thought were beneath him, which was everyone in his mind. Whether it was an internet persona or not is irrelevant. Some of us found it very insulting. In my real life I spend time helping out people who are less fortunate than I am, Gary saw them as a target. To be clear, I am very blessed to be as successful as I am and I know that. I grew up pretty poor and not too intelligent and somehow have been blessed enough to be in a position to help others. My wife spends her time volunteering at the local church (that I do not attend) and working with special needs kids.
Special needs kids, despite all the feel good stories you see on TV are among the most neglected in our society and it's heartbreaking. Parents of these kids pay an emotional and monetary price you can't imagine. I don't respect anyone on the planet more than my wife for fighting what amounts to a losing fight everyday.
There are less fortunate people out there. Some through their own doing and most through unfortunate circumstances.
I allowed myself to be very offended at Gary's constant better than thou posts, whether they were true or not is just not a factor. So, when anyone says to just ignore him, it really isn't that easy. I guess it should be and for that I apologize to Jack for him having to get involved. I dislike some others on here, but I do find it easier to ignore them. Hammer, when I can understand what the hell he is typing, is not among my favorites but I find it easy to just move on from the thread. I couldn't/didn't do that when it came to TheBoys and I'm sure I was among the reasons Jack had to make this decision/thread so again, I apologize for that.
I don't think I've ever used the "report post" button on here outside of maybe 10 years ago when I knew a guy from another forum that was a known scammer and wanted to make sure he didn't scam anyone on here. I doubt I'll ever use that button going forward and will endeavor to just move on from a thread I don't like.
Thanks for a great site, Jack. Hopefully we can keep it a great place.