How about this..

[awty]

you are right in that i do care far too much about how i am seen simply as a matter of trying to maintain a balance of integrity and the freedom to push back. often times I'm told I push back too hard ,and don't give these guys a fair chance. before my first thread it had been over a month since the last topic.. just wanted to see if there was anything i could do to spark a real conversation again.

Well, don't be surprised if people are skeptical of your intentions. People tend to believe what they want about you regardless of how honest and genuine you are.

If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck...

Volumes of nasty remarks and BS lead people to be skeptical of Drich's intentions.  

Honest, genuine, and Drich don't even belong in the same sentence.