> This is kind of rude and condescending and I don't see how prepending it to your comment improves the discussion. Apologies. No condescension was intended.

> This is kind of rude and condescending and I don't see how prepending it to your comment improves the discussion. Apologies. No condescension was intended. I was amused by the insinuation in the comment that Mayer was chosen for wholly irrational reasons by the board. I removed the mention of my chuckle from the comment.