I wasn't trying to imply that you feel this way,  I was just making a point that it could be that some people resent him just because of the wealth alone.  But I do think some of his perceived "pompous" posts is just his sense of humor perhaps.  The strange thing about message boards is that emotions and even humor is difficult to convey.  We can throw up a few smiley faces here and there but unless you are sitting with a person face to face the true meaning can often be lost.

Regardless, Risto could be drinking his wine in his castle and ignoring these threads completely.  I am surprised he even posts on here most of the time.  I think he has thicker skin than I do.  Granted, he is smarter than I am in that he does avoid some topics (like religion) that I will discuss that causes even more drama on here!!!