Well, for what it's worth, Markie, and this is meant to be taken as a genuine compliment: You may have gotten reamed worse than Lee Lette at times during your 'anti period' because I, and many others whom you clashed with then, had much higher expectations of you than we do of Lee Lette. He has been an 'anti' and insufferably so from the start, and no one here admires him for any reason, because the things he says are too disturbing and wince-inducing to be to admire. During your first few years here, in contrast, you earned the respect and admiration of many, including me, and I can say I looked up to you greatly. It's wondrous beyond words to have you back, but in Lee Lette's case, he has been like he is now from the get-go, and is a relative newbie to boot. I always had faith in you, as did and do many others, but Lee Lette cannot raise our hackles to the same extent because we have never had the opportunity to see, let alone expect, any better of him.

If the following analogy makes sense: You fell from a very high tower, and upset many who were used to seeing you stand proudly at the top; Lee Lette, on the other hand, never even attempted to climb that tower in the first place, so he is unable to actually disappoint or disillusion us in any way, because he never impressed us in the first place. The only tower I would ever expect to see Lee Lette reach the top of is the one in the Major Arcana of a tarot deck, considering what it symbolizes. I saw you at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Capish, mon ami? ;-)

And again, welcome back! We always kept your seat warm for you, as I and many others never doubted your eventual return from the 'dark side.' If Anakin Skywalker could do it, well, then so could you!