"You go download just about any ROM from XDA, SlateDroid, etc… they almost all have custom boot screens and animations!"

Yeah and none are so obtrusive as yours. and they are willing to listen, much more readily, to suggestions

"Look at it like an artists signature"
Dillusions of Grandeur? Except it is like replacing the signature with a little drawing of the male appendage accept not painting it but carving it in, with a knife

"Glob, I do not know if you do custom ROMs? But if you do, I would find it strange if you were not offended by that kind of tactic?"
You have obviously formulated what is your way of doing things - you can tell yourself "at least I did it my way and never compromised" but to suggest - with your kiddy psychology - that he should be offended is a joke! don't try pushing your one dimensional values on others

"Then for sure I don't expect he would host my ROM here for download with just a bootscreen change!  Admin has more scruples than that and we have discussed it before."
Kiddy psychology noted again. I know you are some whizz on this device but your arrogance is oozing. You seem like the person who may even see this as a positive. It is also why people don't want to offend you as your work is fantastic, but your seem to have a dictatorial way, and ultimately "yeah i do this rom for fun, how I like it" is the go to response when you don't want to deal with any discourse.  Like I said your rom is fantastic, especially when you added morkas honeycomb work to your very fast and stable rom