JonLL,
I only wish you could see how childish you have been behaving here at Bladeforums.
Even before you tried to drag Todd1 through the mud, you were very quick to call other knifemakers and the materials they use crap. Most of us here at this forum like to see all knifemakers and knifes treated with respect. It is fine to say that one knife or material is inferior to another, but to call someone's knife crap is asking for trouble, and quite frankly, it is also childish and rude.
I do respect the way you admitted to being wrong about Todd1 in a public forum, but since you didn't actually address an apology to him, I can only hope that you did so in private e-mail.
1whobuys did jump on you a little harder than I would've, but he is not me and he only posted those pics after you antagonized him to do so. He nor anyone else should care about my opinion on how to react to someone else's posts. I didn't see anything in his or anyone else's posts that even remotely resembled a personal threat on your safety. This thread's purpose to me seems to be you trying to get someone to pat you on the back and wipe your tears when your feelings are hurt about making an ass out of yourself. It's not gonna happen.
If you want to leave, do it. If you want to stay, try to learn something by watching the other thousands of members here interact. Do not respond to a post when your emotions are running high. Think about it, settle down and then make an intelligent post. Take a lesson from Todd1. He was kind and civil to you even when you wronged him. There does not seem to be any animosity between the two of you because he handled the situation so well.
just my take on things, take them for what they're worth
Dennis