Ed, you said:

Take some responsibility for your actions. You're not the only one who gets out of line on occasion. Own up to your boorish behavior (like me!) and rejoin the eclectic, weird, diverse DBIS community. Just say you're sorry....

Ed:

I do assume responsibility for all of my actions . . .

Just so that I understand you --- what am I supposed to say I'm sorry for? For being sick of being continually attacked by Dan? And once again, why is perfectly permissable for anyone here to attack me --- but when I stick up for myself --- suddenly I'm the bad guy?

Why doesn't that flow BOTH WAYS? No one cares about MY feelings, so why should I be coerced into peer-pressure based behavior modification? But when I strike back --- suddenly I am in trouble for something no one else is required to do.

One other thing about Dan that I just cannot accept on any level is the fact that in several e-mails that he sent to me (and I still have copies of) he has lied about several things. At the very least it shows quite a bit about underlying character traits.

For instance --- he wrote me an e-mail in which he threatened to remove all of my posts from the DBIS. Then when I responded to that message --- he sends me another e-mail saying he never said what is clearly stated in that earlier e-mail. He denied that he said this --- and if he denies it again --- maybe I'll just post it for all to see this erratic behavior for themselves.

Yes --- I will agree. I have had some bad days. I apologized for that behavior in the past. However --- in this case there is nothing that I can see that should be apologized for.

Also --- I am not on the Internet to make friends.

What I use the Internet for is for research and keeping in close contact with world events. What other people think of me *honestly* does not concern me. If this sounds like bullshit to you --- I can say that I have never been the type who is going to change just so I can be more widely accepted --- and I really do not intend to start now.

I am not trying to be antagonistic or defiant --- this is honestly how I feel. If Dan would like me to stop attacking him --- then perhaps he should practice what he preaches himself --- and he should stop talking about me BEHIND MY BACK, lying about my communications with him, and stop arguing over childish semantical matters --- such as he did with his recent rant about the meaning of a word for which he didn't even have a proper dictionary.

If HE can do that --- then I would be quite happy to never again think about, utter, or type his name. If he does that --- I'll never mention him again.

P.S. - Just for the record, when the DVD's came out, I posted a DAN MAN OF THE YEAR message praising him for a job well done. And his response? He never offered a response. This was the same as he did when I wrote him about the place where he could have gotten the DVD's made for a much better price than what he eventually paid. That behavior of his did not engender friendly feelings from my end. At least I have the courtesy to thank everyone personally who takes the time to write me.

What I would really like to know is WHY is it so IMPORTANT for him to prove me wrong? If I am just a paranoid ideologue, then why would he care whether I was right OR wrong?

Why does it matter?

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