On Nov 20, 5:32 pm, "J.D. Walker" wrote:

I can admire you for being an excellent writer and
interviewer as evidenced by the articles you have pointed me to, and for
the sense of fairness I have felt in conversing with you -- even though
I think you focus too much on the disparagement of others in the present
context.

I thank you for your complimentary words, Rev. Walker. As for
"focusing too much on disparagement," your comment is at least partly
fair. The rgc atmosphere is in general quite adversarial, and one
cannot help but be affected to some extent. After a while a
caustically sardonic mode of expression can become habitual, and I may
slip into it too easily on occasion.
By way of explanation, I will say that I never have set out to speak
disparagingly of someone who did not first unfairly and falsely
disparage me or a friend of mine. My main goal in chess was just to
make some small mark as a writer about its history. I used to hold GM
Evans in very high respect. I used to know nothing of Larry Parr or
Sam Sloan. I even used to be friends with Phil Innes. For various
reasons, they each chose to make false accusations against friends and
associates of mine, or against myself.
I have never been one to back down easily in the face of falsehood.
So now and then I do what I can to counter them here. Probably
quixotic and futile, but as Cool Hand Luke said when asked why he
decided to eat 50 eggs, "It just seemed like something to do."