Re: Herb & Me

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Nicholl) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Doogie Hoosier wrote in message:
> <History snipped>
> > I made a big mistake.  I made a post at S.A.A. suggesting a change in
> > the Astromart policy about letting people with hotmail-type e-mail
> > addresses make posts in the forums and buy (BUY only) in the
> > classifieds.
> 
> Given this stance, did you apologize to Herb, either publicly or
> privately?  That is, after all, the "traditional" thing to do.
> 
> > If I had it to do again, I would not have said anything.  From the
> > furor that erupted you would have thought that I had tried to get Herb
> > to have my baby.  Having supporters is one thing, having a throng of
> > followers eager to burn the first "heretic" that comes along is
> > something else.
> 
> Well, I suppose it depends which side of the fence you're on.  To
> those of us who think Herb does something that advances our hobby, at
> both personal and financial costs, it seems that your griping is
> inappropriate on this forum.  You've already admitted as much.  So, to
> label us as "foaming at the mouth" (your words from another post) or
> as "followers eager to burn the first 'heretic' to come along" ignores
> the fact that you, yourself, have admitted your behavior was
> incorrect.  And *we* are supposed to feel badly
> about...what?...telling you that your behavior was incorrect?
> 
> Truth is, when you first posted your note, you *did* do so in a way
> that wasn't rude or unjust to Herb (IMO...IIRC).  However, during that
> conversation, it became apparent that there are systems issues
> involved that preclude the kinds of suggestions you were making. 
> Instead of recognizing that and accepting it, you moved into "what
> about the little children in libraries trying to buy 35mm Naglers"
> mode - truly a crock.  The gracious thing to do is simply to let it go
> now.
> 
> But I doubt *that* will happen.
> 
> Chris Nicholl

Just one example as to how far off-base you are--The reference to kids
in libraries was about allowing them to particpate in the forum
discussions, nothing more.  I did not say anything about allowing kids
in libraries to buy from Astromart, period.  And about letting it
go... The Issue was about letting people buy and post in the forums
(not to SELL) without an "approved" e-mail address.  Had you been
paying attention you might have noticed that I "let it go" as soon as
I announced that I would.  YOU are the first person to bring it up
since then.

You are similarly in error in most of the rest of what you said.  I
suppose that such "reading in" of other nonexistent statements from me
is partly what led to the notion that I have so terribly wronged Herb.
 People read comments like the one you just made about kids and
Naglers, and don't bother to scroll up the thread to see that they are
just not true.

I invite you to go to the archives and read the messages to me from
those who worship Herb.  It would be like me telling Herb that his
shirt was unevenly buttoned and for that I am called asshole, idiot,
scum, etc.

BTW, the One Thing I asked from Herb about the Issue, was just how a
"stranger" with a hotmail-type e-mail address was going to rip anybody
off.  That question was never answered.

Thank you for your thoughtful comments.  Have a nice life.