Oomis, turning this issue into “I am mochel them” does not exonerate you from the Lashon Hara (L”H because it was false characterization, and not MSR) you gave so freely about Rav Shach.
Oh please! I attacked no Godol, I said I found it hard to believe the story as it was told, and gave the reasons why it would disturb me were this total truth. Give this a rest, please. I was moichel a few boors who without even knowing me, and clearly unable to read what was written,or comprehend that which they did read, ascribed to me the quality of saying L”H, as did you, btw. They proceeded to castigate me publicly, and accuse me of things that I did not mean or even say. They inferred incorrectly that I was derisive of R’ Shach ZT”L. I still hold by my opinion that any rav, much less one to whom an entire generation looks up for guidance as to how to conduct their lives, has an achrayus to be above making petty remarks that make fun of people who turn to him for clarification, and I found it hard to believe that this story took place exactly as described, specifically because R” Shach was such a great Gadol.
If you cannot understand that, there is nothing further that I can really do to help you to understand what I was saying. If you feel compelled to believe that I would chalilah make fun of a Gadol Hador, then I would suggest that whoever it is who was circulating this story is the real bearer of L”H. And by accusing me of snideness when I was simply stating that I am not angry with those who wrote nasty remarks to me, yourself included, you err. I was not being snide. I am not a grudge holder. I went to a shiur tonight that discussed how important mechilah is, even to be given to people who don’t realize they need to ask it. I give it freely. And I am neither more special nor any holier than the rest of you. Perhaps that is something you ought to realize about yourselves, vis a vis other Jews who share opinions differing from your own.
Mods, I wish you would close this thread. It is getting us all nowhere, and generating a lot of negativity.