# A concerned friend **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-concerned-friend/585065 "2011-06-11T03:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave\_Van\_Vlerah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Dave\_Van\_Vlerah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Van_Vlerah)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-concerned-friend/585065/1 "2011-06-11T03:04:51Z")
Hello, Mr. Adams, Today marked the auspicious occasion of my discovery of your site. I must say that I was quite distressed by your tagline which reads, “Fighting ignorance, etc., (It’s taking longer than we thought).” I sincerely hope that you can manage to conquer your ignorance soon, although I am a bit relieved to see that you have selected a career in journalism, where ignorance is more boon than hindrance. Kudos on maintaining a survival instinct, despite your admitted shortcoming! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-concerned-friend/585065/2 "2011-06-11T17:09:02Z")
Are you the Dave Van Vlerah [who has a deep personable voice and command of a large vocabulary](http://voice123.com/davevanvlerah)? It is hard to appreciate the vocal part here, but we certainly need posters with extensive vocabulary knowledge and deep insights. Welcome, and hope we see posts of substance from you soon! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-concerned-friend/585065/3 "2011-06-13T15:08:52Z")
Moving to MPSIMS, funny guy.