<p>Thank you, loreli. I have no animosity towards W&L whatsoever, in spite of what has transpired on this thread. It was hurtful to me to see people attacking a school I had chosen to attend, and before I started what you term my “vitriol” I very civilly, in my view, requested that this sort of repetitive, mud-slinging argument stop, or at least move to another thread, since the purpose of this thread had expired. To answer your, at this point, slightly silly question, I returned to this thread it was on my subscriptions, and so I recieved an email in which SJU decided to personally insult me and harass me, and since if anyone were to voice that kind of hateful opinion towards me or a loved one of mine in real life, I wouldn’t hesitate to respond, I acted likewise. I admit I was angry in my choice of words, but would argue I was justifiably so, given previous events. Honestly, I only got angry when I was personally insulted; up to that point, I had just finished making a tough decision where Tulane and Washington and Lee were my two top choices, thus communicating the fact that I think very highly of W&L; I was accepted at several other top-notch schools, and the combination of personal, social, and academic factors that made these two rise to the top should make it clear that I had a great deal of admiration for W&L. </p>
<p>Frankly, this makes me sad. I just don’t see the logic in it. I didn’t attack anyone, I didn’t insult anyone (if you want to say that I’m somehow spreading hatred towards and encouraging bashing of W&L, then I’d suggest to you that I voiced a number of, obviously distinct, but equally pressing, in my mind, concerns about Tulane, and I received nothing but helpful commentary on that board, no accusations). Marsden, SJU, where does your hatred come from? I ask as an honest question. I mean, if there was some indelible incident in your life that marked Tulane as indisputably evil, your actions might be logical, but in the current circumstances, it seems as though you simply enjoy the pleasure of insulting and hurting others who have done no injury to you. </p>
<p>And I’d appreciated it if you didn’t tell people to climb under a rock. Loreli was only trying to reintroduce rationalism into this conversation, and addressed you with civility and respect. If you’d like us to take you seriously on this board, I suggest you move beyond petty bickering unworthy even of a high school student, and try to treat those, even those with whom you disagree, with a basic modicum of respect.</p>