jnk wrote:On a side note: SAG, you strike me as a highly-educated, talented, brilliant man. So I think I understand part of your reasons for your heartfelt disdain that so much misinformation (and disinformation) gets preserved in some threads on this board at times.
Whoa, 0 for 4 there, jnk, you get "The Golden Sombrero".
jnk wrote:But my concern is this: If a newbie were to come here today and read your name-calling (warranted or not, jokingly said or not), that newbie might not take your other posts as seriously as he or she should. Indeed, that CPAP-newbie, if not a forum-user-newbie, might even decide to put you on his or her enemies list.
Let 'em.
jnk wrote:And that would be a true shame, because your contribution here is particularly valuable to all of us.
OK, don't let 'em.
jnk wrote:Personally, that thought worries me much more than anything else I've read in this thread. I hope you don't mind me saying so. Your reputation matters to me.
As o. says:
o. wrote:As for accusations of ulterior motives: readers will no doubt make up their minds about that based on their reading - not on pronouncements. I certainly have my own opinion of the motivations of those who trot out those accusations.
If the "end threaders" want to pass judgement on a post or two, then
SAG wrote:Let 'em.
However, there's a lot of history, that idiot ran his FM one too many times, and one of SAG's many faults is that he tends to "hold a grudge" (ya
THINK?)
However, while SAG appreciates your good intentions, he realizes that his reputation (or at least, as much of a reputation that a virtual character can have) is ultimately his own responsibility.
SAG