I find Nogrod's post #97 rather suspicious. He's seems sad, even adding a
, because we are talking about cobblers despite agreeing that we shouldn't be talking about cobblers.
It's not right. My point anyway was that it would be not too useful to make cobbler-accusations today, because we have so little to go on; but I think it is wholly unreasonable for Nogrod to criticise us for discussing the role of the cobblers on a more conceptual level.
And that smilie, it's a tactic I've seen before. Subtly trying to manipulate the village and raise himself as a wise and benevolent father figure.