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Having Sniper around could be like adding a dash of Tobasco sauce to the dish that is PPOTBBS. The problem is that once he got the smallest bit of encouragement he stopped adding a dash of flavor to the dish and started serving big heaping pots full of straight Tobasco. The last year or so was all Tobasco, very little food.

The board may be blander without him, and a few of his compatriots who have left or cut down their posting since his demise, but it is much easier to take. I suspect that soon others will start adding spice and we'll get back to the point where we can have long discussions that are interesting without most posts degenerating into schoolyard taunting contests.