sponsor? I'm lost.
MasterpieceArms.com, I can see why this thread might look like that. Why should I think anyone will notice I'm gone? Actually, when I left I was in the middle of defending ideas and institutions in which I believe. Some of their challenges were substantive and therefore needed to be answered to the best of my ability; others were foolish and required slapping down. I wanted my philosophical opponents to understand that I was retiring from the field for practical concerns, not because their arguments were winning. A matter of honor for me as well. Is that narcissistic?