To: Judge who wrote (26840 ) 1/26/1999 8:58:00 PM From: Judge Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 31646
Okay, since David seems to be tone-deaf to the repeated requests that he stop bashing people -- including many longs who have never had a single problem (real or imagined) with the SEC -- on this thread, I'm now curious -- is there ANYONE who reads this thread regularly who likes anything about these posts other than their golden retriever-like enthusiasm? The sad thing is that, despite David's stated whole-hearted support for TAVA, it's my perception that he is doing more harm to it -- and to this thread -- at this point than the shorts he's so intent on shadow-boxing with. I suspect that the harm is unintentional and keeps happening repeatedly because David is one of those people who is so convinced of the correctness of his viewpoint and the appropriateness of his demeanor that he just can't understand why people would shun him -- or his views -- unless they had (a) secret agenda or (b) a mean streak. He simply doesn't understand, I think, how deeply, deeply, DEEPLY offensive his style is to so many of us who have been (and remain) TAVA longs. Even when he purports to "get it" -- as after the exchange with Jan awhile back -- the self-restraint just melts away after a week or so! Arrrgggghhhhh!!!!! So, if there ARE people out there who think David's approach is just dandy (other than David, whose views on this subject are already apparent), I'd appreciate knowing. It would given ME a reality check and help ME manage the ULCER he's giving me. On the other hand, I'm not trying to solicit nastygrams about him either -- I just want a sense of the level of civility current thread participants desire. The last thing I want to do is incite a mob.... But, if the general mood is that David is representative, I'll just know I should give up on this thread and spare myself the aggravation of reading his interminable vituperations.