Again, props to Steve Plever. We have had many differences-- I think you may be the only person ever barred from this board more than once. But your recent post on the other board about the standards and practices of that place (note the lack of a characterizing noun there) was the act of a stand up non-partisan, and you have my respect for it. I don't remember whether you are barred or not at the moment, but you are officially non-barred as of now. And you don't even have to say nice things about me.

If anyone wants to see what that board is all about, just take a look at the string that follows Steve's post. Friedman complains about people posting under aliases, among 12 other posts on the string-- all of which are under aliases. He wrings his hands at the personal things that have been said-- and lets Tom/Alydar'Janis/Halle Berry etc. throw lots more garbge at me while saying he's done with the subject.

And, of course, there is that perpetual source of comic relief-- "Indulto", who once again is up in arms against anonymous posting. Last time he did this I told him I agreed, and asked him point blank whether he had ever posted on my board and if so under what names-- he disappeared from sight. But even by his standards, saying he was "drawn to the freedom of expression and the witty no-holds-barred back and forth" of the Ragozin board is a lifetime comedy top. Tom, you have asked why he doesn't post here-- he probably has, and he's definitely afraid to.

A couple of quick points.

1-- Len, you got it wrong, again. Jimbo made clear that he was using Beyerguy's log-in, and why, in his first post on YOUR board.

2-- The difference between what takes place here and there (aside from the incredibly high percentage of posts on their board concerning me and TG) is that Len (and others) believe the end justifies the means. You don't see personal attacks here, unless you count the times I catch Len (or in some cases his employees) in a PUBLIC lie and bring EVIDENCE of it with me. My "attacks" on those guys are methodolgy based, and I go after them on the merits. They never respond, or engage in any real debate about the significant issues. If you saw the DVD of the Expo, where Len tried to answer the question about Keenland baby figures, you can probably guess why. Len just denies everything, calls me a liar without presenting any evidence or argument whatsoever, and allows his board to be used by anonymous crackpots to call me names and lie about me.

Len, as you know (because you and I have discussed it face to face), if I wanted to play the end-justifies-the means-game, you guys would have been out of business long ago. You guys are still around because I am a better person than you are, and because I want to beat you on the merits. And I am doing so, despite giving you a huge head start, and doing it while playing it straight, despite extreme provocation.



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