harryball
08-06-2010, 11:33 AM
Guys... I see many of the old timers here are doing well but most have slowed down on posting, including myself. I admit I sometimes tire of answering the same question for the 5000th time when searching takes about 2 minutes. However, I understand and will answer or refer to previous posts. I'm ok with that.
But some of the hostility (some subtle some not) is out of place here. If you don't have something nice to say or you are submitting an unfounded negative opinion... keep it to yourself.
What triggers my response here is an email I received. I'm not sure who sent it since they used an anonymous site to send it but they read this forum. If the admins feel the response here is inappropriate I completely understand and will not be put off if you delete this post.
1) I do sound arrogant at times, I admit that. Get over it. I have little patience for stupid people and the situation to which you referred indeed involved stupid people. The posts on this forum to which you referred are anything but arrogant.
2) I respect this forum and shopbot. I am sincere and I have and continue to contribute and support shopbot as many others do. I am earnestly gracious to them not just for making a fine CNC machine that allows me to do what I do but making it affordable. I did NOT get a free CNC machine... what ever gave you that idea?
3) Here is where I am really confused. Slamming shopbot in an email to me makes no sense. It is clear you do not like shopbot and whatever personal reason you have for that is yours. I'm fine with that. But ranting is not a proper way to express an opinion. I also do not for a minute believe shopbot bans people from this forum who have negative opinions. I do believe anyone ranting as you have and cowering behind anonymous email should be banned from the internet completely.
To the forum members. If I have ever sounded arrogant or you feel I've insulted someone on this forum please let me know. I realize my personality represents less than 1% of people alive and I am mostly not "normal". My humor is often difficult to grasp because I simply see things in a way other people don't but it is never intended to offend anyone.
To any newbies or potential new shopbot family members...
Guys, this is a great forum and everyone should be treated with respect. If anyone has put you off or rendered an negative opinion about shopbot I'd challenge you to respectfully pose the doubts to the forums.
I have a feeling this guy is on a campaign but is not a registered member (or maybe is a suspended member) of this forum. I imagine others may have received similar emails... or I may just be special. I don't know. But on the off chance you have... this guy (or I guess maybe gal) does not in anyway reflect the truth.
/RB
But some of the hostility (some subtle some not) is out of place here. If you don't have something nice to say or you are submitting an unfounded negative opinion... keep it to yourself.
What triggers my response here is an email I received. I'm not sure who sent it since they used an anonymous site to send it but they read this forum. If the admins feel the response here is inappropriate I completely understand and will not be put off if you delete this post.
1) I do sound arrogant at times, I admit that. Get over it. I have little patience for stupid people and the situation to which you referred indeed involved stupid people. The posts on this forum to which you referred are anything but arrogant.
2) I respect this forum and shopbot. I am sincere and I have and continue to contribute and support shopbot as many others do. I am earnestly gracious to them not just for making a fine CNC machine that allows me to do what I do but making it affordable. I did NOT get a free CNC machine... what ever gave you that idea?
3) Here is where I am really confused. Slamming shopbot in an email to me makes no sense. It is clear you do not like shopbot and whatever personal reason you have for that is yours. I'm fine with that. But ranting is not a proper way to express an opinion. I also do not for a minute believe shopbot bans people from this forum who have negative opinions. I do believe anyone ranting as you have and cowering behind anonymous email should be banned from the internet completely.
To the forum members. If I have ever sounded arrogant or you feel I've insulted someone on this forum please let me know. I realize my personality represents less than 1% of people alive and I am mostly not "normal". My humor is often difficult to grasp because I simply see things in a way other people don't but it is never intended to offend anyone.
To any newbies or potential new shopbot family members...
Guys, this is a great forum and everyone should be treated with respect. If anyone has put you off or rendered an negative opinion about shopbot I'd challenge you to respectfully pose the doubts to the forums.
I have a feeling this guy is on a campaign but is not a registered member (or maybe is a suspended member) of this forum. I imagine others may have received similar emails... or I may just be special. I don't know. But on the off chance you have... this guy (or I guess maybe gal) does not in anyway reflect the truth.
/RB