Marc Ward on tue 29 sep 98
Donn,
You wrote;
<<<< I find you comments and lack of flexibility
annoying, and I would hope that anyone who comes in contact with you, turns
and runs away because your ego does try to crush other people to your
concepts.>>>>
Cameron was trying to gently point out some problems with your previous post.
I read some of your misinformation and decided not to get into it because you
had some mildly annoying things to say about our burners. Well, I guess I'm in
it now. Cameron is a professional with a responsibility to correct errors he
feels need correcting. His response was accurate and to the point. When you
wade into a forum such as this, be prepared to back up what you say with facts
not a whinny reference to who your teacher was. Also, you'll find that folks
take you and your arguments more seriously if you use correct spelling and
grammar. I'm afraid you've walked yourself into a logical dead end because you
said;
<<their right to say that someone else is WRONG >>>>
Now, if you say I'm wrong then you become one of those "ego based" people.
Boxed yourself in, didn't you? The net can be a rough place. This group is one
of the most civil I've run across. There are disagreements, to be sure, but we
are pretty civil bunch and have a free flow of ideas. When you wish
professional harm (as you did in your statement to Cameron) to a member of the
list, you've opened yourself up to all kinds of flames. We welcome people's
thoughts on all matter of clay topics, but you've stepped over a line. My
suggestions to you;
If it's an opinion, say so and don't present it as "fact"
Don't get personal. (I know I have, but hey, you started it.)
Be big enough to say you goofed.... Cameron just posted to the list saying he
made a mistake about BASO's. I've made mistakes and owned up to them also.
type your thoughts into a word program, then run a spell checker, copy and
paste back to your email, then reread for grammatical errors. The power of
your argument depends upon your ability to form complete thoughts and
accurately turn them into electrons.
Stay and "play" with us, just "play nice".
Marc Ward
Ward Burner Systems
PO Box 333
Dandridge, TN 37725
USA
423.397.2914 voice
423.397.1253 fax
wardburner@aol.com
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