Limping in here, so far behind on posts it's untrue, but I'm tryin folks!
Sorry for the delay but I really wanted to make a comment.
Firstly and, most importantly, well done to all the team for handling the whole situation so diplomatically and without any noticeable disruption to the site which is always a great place to be
On Val all I can say is my own personal experience, he was the first person I met from here and he always treated me with respect and we had a laugh, but gotta say been seeing the banned smilie a lot less