Randy, you're quite right. My refusal would be unfair to others.
But put this in perspective. I've been here for a year, and nearly as long on ESVS/Yahoo. I've posted--who knows?--three to four thousand messages. My postion has remained steadfast and I have been consistent. I've never lied nor intentionally misled anyone. Have I posted before in error? Indeed, I have. Have I corrected my errors when I've done that? Indeed, I have.
I've tried to make my posts stimulating in an effort to nudge others into thinking thoughts I may not consider myself, I've taken some minority and controversial postions and I've challenged where I thought appropriate to do so. But there has been nothing in my actions so as to generate a sense of mistrust. My opinion is my opinon; my theory is my theory--is it wrong to share this with others? Of course not!
Where my head was at when I agreed to submit the questions was that Brady and I would partner on the project. But the vibrations I got from him weren't anywhere close to partnering. Did he communicate with me via private message on how best to submit the questions? No. Instead he makes a public pronoucement that I might unilaterally delete questions, this after I'd already asked him to edit the questions first before fowarding them to me.
Since I would be the one writing the cover letter to accompany those questions, and since those questions would be going in under my name, I would want them to not only good questions but meaningful questions, not a long laundry list of complaints. Were Brady to have submitted too many questions, I would have consulted with him as to which ones best fit our objectives. Point is, he was wrong to imply I would outright dismiss someone's genuine request for information.
But you're right. Why should others be deprive of a possibility to gain further information. And, of course, this should be tempered by the fact that I may or may not get answers to the questions and we have by no means any idea of how the timeliness of such answers may be.
If you really would like to continue this project, then you compile the questions and then I'll consult with you as to which ones to submit to Pat Hayton. The bottom line is I'm not going to partner on a project with someone who demeans the quality of my effort, as Brady had done.
And, further, you have to realize that I'm comfortable with my Zulu investment and, personally, do not see the questions compelling. But since indeed I've had direct contact, perhaps this contact could be helpful to others so I'm willing to try. But I'm not going to try only to get shin-kicked by others.
I hope you understand my position. Let me know what you'd like to do. |
