  :Why did I support you? Well, we intially traded strong opinions once or twice, as we seemed to be pulling in different directions. But I observed the quality of your contributions over an extended period, and this far out-weighed the occasional unguarded comments you were punished for. It was obvious to me where your enthusiasm was directed, it's just sometimes it got a bit too 'enthusiastic'! So, I guess I felt you had been unfairly treated and sought to put matters right.  :But I think there was something more than that. Your ascerbic talk-page comments were not always helpful, but they were often quite amusing. Initially I was very wary of you. Our first encounters were usually negative, as a result of you disagreeing with something I had done (mostly involving routemaps, IIRC), but by the time of the block I had recognised you as a friend here. I think the turning point was when you dropped a message on my talk page in response to another's query about a Thomas page up for AfD, before I had had a chance to answer. It was a complete surprise to see that you were watching the page, but as I was in complete agreement with you it was not a problem!  :I hope that makes some kind of sense. It's a bit difficult to explain, and your final comments on that other page did make me wonder whether I'd been doing the right thing. But, if our paths do cross, I'll certainly take up the offer of a drink, although, on balance, I think a coffee might be a better idea than a beer o) :  