No problem nic, I can understand how you might have thought I was bashing vpf, since I've not always been thrilled with the way things have gone there. Right now I have no qualms.
As far as VP versus FP, I think comparisons are useless right now, since FP is just starting out, where as possibly VP has reached the end of it's development, although I sure hope not.
I've started working with FP, and things are going slowly, since I'm new at it, and I'm not the fastest learner in town. There are some things I really like about FP, some I don't care for, and some I'll get used to. Having used VP for 4 years and 79 releases, it's a bit of a chore trying to figure out how to do things the FP way without a document similar to the Visual Guide. Let's hope someone comes up with a Future Guide before too long.
As for Leon and Dude, I doubt if they'll ever be able to peacefully co-exist, but it would be nice if they could be a bit lower key with there sometimes childish bickering. Both fellows are talented and respected authors, and being creative, they often don't seem to have the greatest of social skills. Both of them are welcome here, and although Leon has asked that his account be removed, I wrote and asked him to reconsider.
The VP/FP community, and yes that's what we've become, has survived worse things than the Leon/Dude feud, and while at times it is amusing, it also gets old quick. Why not agree to disagree and ignore each other for a while? To quote something an uncle used to say, and yes, it takes some thinking about it before it makes sense, Shut Up So I Can Hear You Better.
John