Samsara - I understand your sentiments but I could argue that you should be prepared for such needling, IMO, when there is such a broad based thread like this that encompasses a couple of dozen institutions. Such a thread by nature can be doomed if the people who come to it have no appetite for friendly needling. You might get pissed at me for saying this but I am going to say it anyways: what good is all that schooling if you haven't developed the mental and emotional tools to handle criticism in a way that doesn't involve exposing your raw underbelly? Criticism is something you face all along in life - if this is how you react when confronted with a thorny situation then good luck - because you will need loads of it. :) I prolly wouldn't be spending my time replying if it had been any body but you. Based on other conversations we have had, I genuinely like you (not that you could care I suppose) and feel there is so much you bring to Sajha. That is why it disappoints me when I see you indulging in such mindless bickering and, again you can hate me for saying this, making yourself look a bit hot-headed and frankly foolish in the process. You have too much of value to add here to be wasting your time with such stuff. That is the feedback of a well wisher. If you can, take it constructively. I don't mean to pontificate but that is genuinely the way I feel right now. Bathroom Coffee - Sometimes emotions just fly off the handle. Lets hope this was just a case of that and nothing more. Anyways, not sure if the thread can recover from the patch of bad taste resulting from the little spat, but last and not least, a big hello to everyone out there from all the schools in all the places that people on Sajha went to school - including those of Darjeeling district :D :)