Steve Plever wrote:
>
> Against my better judgement (hope you enjoyed that one) I
> checked over here for the first time in eons out of surprise
> on the Elliot Walden thing just to get TG's side of it. (not
> that you believe me but who cares)
>
> And I see my fans here are still ardent, and have posted some
> things that need clarification. This message is meant for
> the vast majority bb readers: reasonable TG users and
> interested others, not for the small but prolific attack pack
> -- I have no illusions about influencing their opinion, and
> have come not to place any value in their opinions.
>
> Regardless of what JB says about Raggies, I would never say a
> bad word about the majority of TG users. As all but a few of
> you have the common sense to know, despite the way the feud
> is argued, the choice between TG & Rag is about a data
> product, not a lifestyle or moral code.
>
> Anyway, here are my points. First, on Alydar: His quotes
> are correct. But an after-the-fact smile and 'thanks for
> defending us' from someone in the Rag office is not at all
> the same as a before-the-fact encouragement. Especially
> when, as Alydar concedes, those words were followed one of
> the next times I went to the office to buy Sheets by Jake's
> wise counsel that responding to the attacks was futile and
> that I should stop wasting my time. (Call me a dummy all you
> want but don't lay that label on Jake.)
>
> So Jake is absolutely correct in calling Alydar a baldfaced
> liar for saying the Rag office encouraged me. Aldyar tried
> to present the image that I am part of a Rag office-directed
> conspiracy to create conflict on this board. Bull. I didn't
> bother seconding Jake's post because there was nothing else
> to say without breaking a bargain I had made with Alydar.
>
> When I made the mistake of exchanging a few e-mails with
> Alydar, I mistakenly thought a private context would produce
> a more interesting, less hostile exchange. I hoped to learn
> more about him and give him a less jaundiced view of me. To
> facilitate that, I asked and he agreed that the e-mail
> contents would remain between us. I guess he has
> conveniently forgotten about that little promise.
>
> I have nothing to hide (which is why everybody, including the
> anonymous hit men here, know my name) and the e-mails would
> probably bore everyone to tears, but we did have a deal, and
> as far as I'm concerned, still do. Never make a deal with
> someone who's wearing a mask.
>
> As for HP, y'all can decide whether I'm totally off base, or
> whether he was guilty of sinking to Irwin's level by invoking
> the victims of 9/11 for no purpose other than to score points
> in the feud, and then sinking lower by words of violence.
>
> I see HP was especially proud of having gotten away with a
> new secret identity from which to issue his on-line kicks to
> my teeth. Surely, he'll get a new bigger dagger badge at the
> next meeting of the attack pack. Alydar, with his demand for
> an apology from me, is clearly jealous. Congrats to HP. I
> stand exposed.
>
> There you have it. Hope it wasn't too boring. I'm sure a
> few of you will be glad at this opportunity to put more pins
> in my voodoo doll. But Before you nail me for posting on
> this board this once, consider the deal made by Alydar.
> Regardless, I'm not going to bother reading or responding to
> the verbal lynching sure to follow, so enjoy the party
> without me. SP

Tg--I'm not going to "nail you for posting", despite 5 or 6 things that I could call you on myself. I'm going to let Alydar do it, if he doesn't have a stroke reading your post. You may also have provided a great public service--coaxing HP out of retirement.

Nice work with the reasonable-despite-injured tone. I particularly liked the passive-aggressive I won't read your response bit.



TGJB