leatherback wrote:

Sleuth wrote: Maybe you forgot what it was like to create your first bonsai and the excitement of playing god and insecurity from lack of knowledge.

There is a little more to bonsai than just chucking a sapling in a pot..

I do know I did not jump in starting to give everyone overly confident advice on what is or is not bonsai, arguing from the first moment I showed my face on a forum.

I don't consider anything I've said to be an argument but only stated my personal opinion on the definition of what defines a "bonsai" derived from credible sources and history. I by no means have any masterpieces and unlikely ever will. One day I hope to donate them all to a program for children of some kind. Until then they're mine to light on fire if I choose to. I'm sorry if I've offended, I have a more crude sense of humor working in warehouses and factories since I was 14 around old timers.