To: TideGlider who wrote (37404 ) 1/18/1998 10:02:00 PM From: FTJoe Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 55532
[Off topic] No, don't go back, perhaps you are correct, perhaps I haven't made myself clear. My problem is that everyone keeps saying they want this to be a better forum than it is, but no one stops the barbs. I read ahead and even little things like smartin's statement that he assumes since I am a shareholder, I should know the answers to these questions. It's an arrogant, unrealistic and caustic statement. It's only purpose is to poke at the people that own. Note, all the people, not just me. It may provoke someone into sending a barb back, and I believe that is it's only intent. I will attempt to succinctly make my point. When the snide comments come out, I believe they are usually not intended for the person being posted to(dangle dangle), in fact, many times they are posted to a person partial to the poster's viewpoints(these fry my bacon the most). The only purpose is to make fun of the other group. Note that this applies to both sides. I tend to give allowances to the shareholders as they have skin in the game and it would take a great effort not to be affected by the comments. In brief, my point is if someone is here really trying to help, or save or whatever, there is no point in bringing down to a personal level, other than out of frustration or because it's a game to them. The specific case in point with al/Angel, is not who started it or who is right, but that I understand the comment being made by Angel because he/she has taken some of the snide comments to al personally. And that is what the intent of the comments were, to try to poke fun and rile up all shareholders, not just al. So if it's important who started it, I'd say it wasn't Angel. If you argue the snide comments are only directed at one person, then all I can do is disagree.