Derek,
Don't blow it out of proportion, a lil bit of friendly bashing is not bad, its only when people take it to the personal level that it gets out of hand.
We did the whole bashing thing during the summer and we started having good turnouts, and everyone was having fun, do you remember the "Wedneday Worlds"? It all got started with a bit of bashing between Larry, Raul, and Larry, and people started to show up to see the good battles....
Race On....