To the extent that the hostile apmosphere has driven you away, you should reconsider. If you review the critical comments they are primarily the work of a troll who, with the help of his alter egos, has been roiling these boards for years, and a couple of left wing fruitcakes (they seem to object to being called liberals so I'm trying to be accomodating). At least one of them doesn't even know where he lives.
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jackessiebabe wrote:
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bill Velek wrote:
> > jackessiebabe wrote:
> >
> > snip
> >
> > > I suppose the un-gurus, un-mathheads like Rob
> > > Singer would have a smart answer for these occurances.
> >
> > snip
> >
> > Rob S. = 'he who shall remain nameless' on this group. You are
> probably
> > unaware of that long standing policy here.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Bill Velek
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi Bill,
>
> Thanks for the correction. You are right. I have only been a
> member a short (but quite vocal) time. In the future, any reference
> to non-math, non-gurus, such as "Rob S.", will definetly omit last
> names.It wasn't as much a "correction" as it was a way of just simply advising
you, since you are new, of a policy of this group. I thought that it
was done in a polite way (at least that's what I intended), and I can
see that that's how you took it. Well, someone just sent me an email
accusing me of 'throwing that in [your] face', and that I'm the biggest
violator of policies on this board. If that is really true, then I
respectfully apologize to everyone, but I didn't think I was that bad.
Sure, I made some off-topic posts, but I didn't start them and I didn't
do any worse than others. After reading probably the 20th post against
smoking (not exactly vp discussion), I finally responded and it sort of
went _essentially_ something like this (this is a rough summary, and not
exact quotes):Them: "I'd punch someone in the face for blowing smoke at me."
Me: "That would be illegal; it would probably be better to
'accidentally' spill a drink in their lap."Them: "You obviously don't know the law; blowing smoke in my face is
aggression, and I can defend myself with force."Me: (pointing out that I'm a judge) "No, you can't use _excessive_
force, and most places require you to flee when possible."Them: "What kind of a lousy judge are you, and do you need to graduate
from the third grade to be a judge in Arkansas?" ... and somewhere along
the line: "I ought to just empty my gun into anyone who blows smoke at me."Me: "It's not a good idea to make jokes about shooting people because
that just helps the anti-gun lobby."Them: "There is no reason to own a gun unless you're a right-wing
gun-nut" -- and at some point reference was made to an AK-47 and that
there is no legitimate reason to own one.Me: "There are too many liberal people -- what I call "gun-grabbers" --
who don't understand the purpose for the 2nd Amendment and who are
trying to erode our rights. AK-47s and SKS's (military rifles) can be
used for hunting. I own an SKS and use it to hunt."Them: 'Anyone who takes pleasure in hunting is an ignorant, inbred,
redneck' -- at least that was about the essence and attitude of a couple
of the last posts.Me -- well, I didn't even dignify the last anti-hunting posts with an
answer, yet I'm the big villain here. Admittedly there was more to it
than all of that, but I think that's a fair synopsis of the evolution of
the topics.So I'm the big villain, and the worst violator of policies?? There is
something seriously wrong with this picture. Well, I've about had it
with what looks like an increasing level of idiocy on this board, so I'm
going to unsubscribe from the mailing list for awhile at least until
things cool off a bit and hopefully maybe some more new blood (like
yourself) will come in. Heh, heh -- I can just hear my critics in the
background cheering. But this doesn't mean that I won't come back again
sometime to visit on rare occasions, or to share a good find, or maybe
discuss something really intriguing like perhaps a new game that I find,
... but for right now, hitting the delete button so much everyday for
what little value I get from all of this just isn't worth it anymore.
And despite what some people will undoubtedly say, I'm not tucking tail
and going off to sulk like some little child; rather, it is just
sensible for me to spend my time corresponding on boards which are more
pleasant, productive, and now more interesting to me.Adios, and good luck to all.
Bill Velek
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