- Barnyard BOb - wrote:
Ben Sego wrote:

What gives, BS?
Perhaps I'm reading you all wrong, but...
Ah, well, perhaps I wasn't being clear.

written. If you continue to shadow me, I believe you
may find it a less than pleasant or rewarding experience.
I didn't mean to shadow you. Let me try again:

I used to follow RAH regularly, and post occasionally. I followed your
posts because 1.) They frequently had good information in them, and 2.)
they were sometimes funny. In that order; and thanks for both.

I'm interested in the idea of auto conversions, electronic ignition, and
electronic fuel injection. I _want_ those things to work out for the
homebuilt community. You have strong opinions on those issues, and a
lot of what you have written has made sense. It's made me question my
own position; rational discourse is a good thing.

This is rec.aviation.homebuilt, not wreck.bob.urban.

Got it. But you have to admit that it's kinda catchy.

If you carry through with what is beginning to look
like personal harassment of me, I can assure you,
your ISP will receive a copy of every nuance you
utter in this group.

I apologize if it looked like harassment; it certainly wasn't meant to
be that. When I said I would be "digging through the archives" and then
said "I [didn't] really look forward to that" I didn't mean that I
intended to go dig dirt on you. Those statements, and the wandering bits
that followed were meant to express these thoughts and feelings:

1. I used to follow this newsgroup.
2. I enjoyed doing that.
3. I haven't followed it in a couple of years.
4. Two times over the past two or so years when I did read the
newsgroup, I found out that one of the regulars had died.
5. I understand that instead of asking about past issues in a newsgroup,
you should search the archives first.
6. I obviously have missed much that went on here, and I can find out
about it by being told by someone who followed the group, or I can read
about it in the archives.
7. I am apprehensive that reading the archives will reveal more bad news
about regulars.

In my previous post, I said:

"But GD, did I miss something significant in the couple of years I was
away, such that everybody started ****ing on you, or did you get touchy?"

Here is why I said that:
1. Your posts have been prevalent in some of the more acrimonious
exchanges recently.
2. I may have missed a significant issue (or at least a flame war) that
would explain some issues behind the exchanges, as I have in the past.
(Juan doesn't count; him I know about.)
3. By asking this question I might receive a useful answer from someone
about a topic to google out of the archives, as I have in the past. Two
years ago, Sydney told me to look up "galactically stupid." (You know,
that's pretty funny, written that way.) I was hoping there might be some
similar direction from someone.

That's what I meant. I apologize for any offense. If there's anything I
didn't cover that you do "give a rat's ass" about, let me know. Direct
e-mail works, or post here, or whatever. If there's something I'm doing
wrong, I'll certainly stop. My office contact information is on my
company website: www.methodin.com

I understand that in a dispute, it's not the responsibility of the
agrieved party to set things right. But it is helpful to the offender
to be told about the offense. So, if I'm doing the wrong thing, please
consider telling me what it is, so I can stop the offensive behavior.

B.S.