Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 19:44:22 11/14/99
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Well, don't worry, no matter what you say or write, when alot of different people see, they are going to missunderstand it! - That's one reason were (mostly), all differen't. In fact what I just typed is sure to be missunderstood by many. So, smile:), Regards, Larry T. On November 14, 1999 at 20:28:42, odell hall wrote: Well I don't want to come off as having a persecution complex, but it seems of >late everything I write is severely critized, no matter how well intentioned. >Yet you never see me writing anything derrogatory about someoneelse's post. My >use of the word "criminal" in my last post, was a attempt to express my >frustration with not being able to purhcase ferret and tiger, I thought people >would have enough understanding to see that in the context of the thread it was >not to be taken literally. But for the life of me I cant see how anyone could >misunderstand my post to mean that I think programmers should give away their >programs. What I think has happened is that some people read the title to my >post without reading the body. Certainly I can't see why wondering why someone >doesn't sell a program that they could make money off of is considered a dumb or >insane question. > > > > > >>On November 14, 1999 at 19:58:53, odel hall wrote: >> >>>On November 14, 1999 at 19:31:16, Pete Galati wrote: >>> >>>>On November 14, 1999 at 19:15:37, Lanny DiBartolomeo wrote: >>>> >>>>>I am totally amazed at the amount of people who misunderstood this post, >>>>> He was not talking about giving it away, or else "don't they want to make >>>>>money" and "I thought programers were money movitated" would not've be brought >>>>>up. >>>>> Now the thread got carried away with people insulting and saying in more ways >>>>>than one it was a dumb post, He tries to explain this and now it builds to a >>>>>point were of course he is going to be pissed and reply to a response indicating >>>>>his post as stupid, now here comes the we want moderation. Well if the post was >>>>>read correctly to begin with it wouldnt have gotten to this point, >>>>>Yes his wording was too strong "almost criminal" and he knew it was so he said >>>>>"mabey this is too strong" but the spirit of the post says (I want to buy the >>>>>strong chessprograms which are not for sale.)Odell if i am wrong then please >>>>>tell me , this is what I read. >>>>> please people re-read the post taking out the almost criminal and want to >>>>>control there program. I dont want to see this end with someone else that has >>>>>good posts getting kicked. >>>> >>>>However it was taken by everyone, he sparked a great deal of discusion, I think >>>>that is good even if he was missunderstood, it should be considered a good post >>>>if nothing else, because everyone had something to say, so I don't see a big >>>>problem. >>>> >>>>Pete >>> >>> >>> The problem is I don't enjoy being called insane and stupid, especially when >>>it's from people who do not take the time to read and understand what I wrote. >>>Which I think was incredibly clear. As I mention money twice in the first >>>paragraph and the last. The real point though is even if my post was stupid, no >>>one has the right to say so, Such post should have been immidiatley rebuked by >>>the moderators. This did not happen!! If the moderators do not condemn such >>>statements than they are in effect supporting them.
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