I do not see a ring here, if the merits were circulating back then I would support this statement, but they are not. I am not going to comment on the tag as I have dealt with cryptoheadd and I don't believe I would be impartial enough to comment.
I didn't mean ring in the literal sense. I meant ring, as in a group of people.
I am really sorry for creating so much trouble for two people whom i respect and who are looking out for me as a noob.
I've been reading up on the trust and merit system, and will be careful in the future.
If you indeed are distinct from chronicsky and cryptoheadd (which I believe you are), then you have nothing to be sorry about. It is the merit givers who have to exercise care.