I've always had great experiences meeting people from my online communities. It's always a joy to match words to a face, or laugh, or true humor. Something about being in the presence of another's aura. It must have been a great experience for you.

I was honestly surprised and pretty disheartened by the responses to your post. It kind of had mob mentality, snowball effect, which didn't seem right for anyone involved, especially when you were clearly stating an opinion. I'm not sure that I would have posted an apology but rather let sleeping dogs lie, but I appreciate you all the more for doing it and being a great example of grace under adversity.