Re: Thanks for all the replies folks, a few more questions...

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David wrote:
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> "David" <this@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "tourman" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Nice ! That's gotta be a new low even for you. I hope the original
>>> poster isn't judging this group by the likes of you
>>
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>> I'm never pleased to encounter a newsgroup where there are frequent
>> personal attacks and what not, but I learned long ago that especially in
>> an unmoderated alt group there is little that can be done about it.  I've
>> seen so many groups trashed and rendered but a shell of what they
>> could be that it almost doesn't sadden me anymore.  I consider myself
>> lucky if even one or two people take the time to address my questions
>> and I'm thankfull when they do.
>>
>> I don't know to what extent the animosity in this group is related to
>> personal issues, different business models, real and/or perceived
>> transgressions against best industry practices or the law, etc and life
>> is far too short to waste time trying to figure it out.  I'll just say
>> that
>> to some degree the existance of disagreements and heated debate
>> may not be all bad.  For it is through being exposed to a wide range
>> of opinions... even seemingly or actually wrong opinions... that we
>> expand our minds :-)
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> I just read Roland Moore's message and did a couple of archive
> searches and was shocked to learn that the comment in question was
> meant to be taken literally.  Like I said I don't know what is going
> on and what has gone down in the past, but in the context of such
> a situation my message seems inappropriately frivolous and I want
> to make clear that none of the wording was written with that in mind.
>


Your post was not "inappropriately frivolous".