As for being in-character, I don't have anything against every person's first post being something in-character regardless of the time it is posted - after all otherwise the late-comers would always miss the banter which could be sad - but I think excessive ic-posting hinders the village.
Anyway, I don't like
Mac throwing all those people into the same category. While
Mith and
Legate clearly iced (like were in-character, nothing to do with ice
) a lot, they had some constructive (or un-in-character) points in there. (Even such a goatee-having cobbler like you,
Mac, should see it.
) Thus I don't think they should be compared with
Rune,
Xyzzy,
Brinn and
Boro.