'Diversity of opinion' apparently means coming up with different ways of rephrasing, 'You're right, JB!' and the outright hostility of one so-called 'moderator',who seems to think he truly is in charge of 'security', is that sometimes, Byrne comes off as more than a little misanthropic(almost latter-years George Carlin 'AW, **** YOU!'level)and hates to be challenged on anything, particularly, as noted upthread,his favorite topics 'Ew, religion!' and 'Ew, Shakespeare!' My problem, even more than the sycophancy of some members.

(This suggests that Byrne does not often entertain at home in large numbers).īut, as the main page just got a little too unwieldy, with 'Doctor Who' and 'how's the weather'? general discussion making it hard to find particular threads/topics, he finally agreed to expand the place.and to not object quite so much if people wanted to discuss whatever might not be 'his cup of tea'. He likened the forum to a party he was hosting, with all the regulars as his 'guests'.and adhering to some idea that guests should only discuss topics on which JB could hold up his end of the conversation. thinking that the main 'John Byrne Forum' home page should have been enough. However, Byrne took some time to warm up to the idea that there should be 'subforums'. There is a great deal of interesting discussion regarding Byrne's career, pop culture in general, politics, and other topics.

What If? Classic by John Byrne