Aversion. http://www.bing.com/Dictionary/search?q=define+aversion&FORM=DTPDIA I do not feel that I have an "aversion" toward meeting people, agtalkers or other, as per the accepted definition of aversion in the linked dictionary. I do not do well with crowds or meetings of multiple new people at once. I have come a long way over the past 10 years or so toward overcoming my self consciousness. I still have a long ways to go however. I have met a few members of agtalk that are local. I have also met a few members of redpower magazine. I have had telephone correspondence with several long distance agtalkers.

 My question to plowboy was directed more toward the opening post in the linked thread where it was mentioned "openly hostile toward the idea". I had recalled he said that when I made a personal observation about some of the chaos taken place here lately.

 edited by me for a typo.