I would like to apologise to members of degreeinfo.com for my rather boorish behaviour as of late. While I am extremely proud of Athabasca University, and of distance education is general, as somebody who is supposed to "know better" by virtue of seeking higher education, my posts were much less than collegial, and they certainly were not conducive to constructive criticism and informed debate. While flamers will exist, I am not better than them if I sink to the point where I resort to name calling. I hope that you will be able to accept my apology, because I think that we all have the interests of distance education near and dear to each of our hearts. Respectfully, Darren L. Kereluk