[TheBang]

Why do I need to be neutral? I'm not moderating anything in this thread. Did I threaten to oppress you with my powers?

The question didn't even bother me that much. It was the disavowal of the implications of it afterward. You can't honestly believe that asking the question:

"Premium Tequila, Diamond Jigsaw makes me...wonder if Karl's drinking again?"

has no inferences? You tried to brush it off as "What? I'm just asking a simple question?" But it's not even the same as asking something like "I wonder if Karl drank milk for breakfast this morning?" or even "I wonder what guitar Karl played on Diamond Jigsaw?"

Just own up to what you said. If it was a joke, say, "Oh, sorry, that's was probably in poor taste." If it was a genuine question, say, "Sorry, I didn't actually mean it that way, but I can see how it could be taken that way." Or don't even say anything. I don't really see any responses where anyone was genuinely upset by the thread. Just don't say "It was just a question! I didn't say alcoholic, you rabid fanboys who need therapy!"

P.S. I'm sorry it wasn't clear that I was equating your behavior to the implications in asking questions in that manner (and then saying "it's just a question; I'm not actually saying he did it"), and not to the actual smear campaign. I thought that was clear from my post, but I guess not.