>There are as many negative motives for visiting a public forum as there are positive. It is everyone's duty who uses > his site to be on guard not to permit anything to transpire which might be harmful to children or offensive to adults. > What is allowed to go on here is reflective of the company, myself, other members and Philip Yao.
In that spirit, I am on guard and in an attemp to not permit certain things to transpire, I strongly recommend the following:
1) next time someone uses a slang term such as "sh*t" which you believe is offensive and/or harmful to children, *don't* repeat it in the admonishment in a large font and garish color.. This takes a minor issue and all but guarantees that it will not be overlooked.
2) Quit jumping people so quickly... I've read most of the messages here, including the earliest ones and two themes emerge strongly. You are very helpful. You seem to need to correct people regularly for the barest of infractions, real or imagined.
The latter is harmful to children and offensive to adults. It reflects badly on the company, yourself, other members and Philip Yao. Friggerand essentially tried to tell you this in as strong of terms as he could. Dave and Dan (and others?) have also tried to tell you this. You just raised the volume of your diatribe against them.
If you have a chemical imbalance, get back on your meds. If it is just fatigue or hypoglycemia, take a nap or eat an orange before you post. This is a valuable forum and you are providing a valuable service but your erratic style is only going to continue to "harm children and offend adults"...
Meanwhile I will go back and play with my cordless drill, my windmills, and a few dozen other projects that don't involve listening to gratuitous abuse over relatively trivial affronts. I might even buy a Goldenmotor hub motor. We will see.
Good Luck,
- OffList