Banned from skeptiko.

but when I first joined I got a negative reaction

Yes you did, Michael, from me as I remember ! I was annoyed with you for a post you made on Skeptiko telling us all to "eff off" if we didn't like what was going down on there. I copied the post somewhere. So, that's what I did and never went back, but it wasn't just because of what you said, as I'm sure you're aware. 

I think I remember adding something along the lines of "let by gones be" etc etc when you appeared here. I'll never understand why someone of your capabilities stuck it out there for so long. The forum topics (IMHO) were raving bonkers ! 

Anyway, you are welcome here, where Laird and Ian and the founders have done a good job creating a new place to hang out (when one feels like it) without having to worry what Alex thinks (to be fair to him, he was good at the beginning).