Re: Herb & Me

>> Doogie Hoosier wrote in message:

<a bunch of defensive stuff about his stance snipped>.

You know Doogie, the whole point of my tirade is that if you treat other
hobbyists like friends, agree to disagree and then live and let live, it's all
going to be ok. 

In a way we are all kindred, why not try acting like it. Even Shawn is ok once
you know who he is. It is the "Min's" that we should be concentrating our
negative energy. 

Admit it, even after all the crap that you can cite as to why Herb should die a
horrible death, the astro community is infinitely better off as a whole as a
result of his efforts. 

And it I understand and believe what Herb says he goes through (and I do, just
look at all of this we have just gone through), he doesn't get a lot of return
for his investment in Astromart. That thing doesn't "make" any money, if
anything it hurts his Birdfood store from all the bad press he gets for trying
to offer a very useful service in hopes of not only making a contribution but
at some point in the future making it a viable business of its own. 

Look at all of the thousands of folks that have benefited from the (for the
most part) free service. He can't possibly please all of the people all of the
time, but the goodwill that he has facilitated has far outweighed the glitches
and idiosyncrasies that have poked their heads up. 

Let's give some credit where credit is due. We are infinitely better off with
him than without him. 

Does any of this make any sense to you? 
rat
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