esty wrote:

it's unfortunate that you've now taken sides....both camps consist of a lot of people...personally, i believe if left alone...good always prevails without political intervention...politics is what's wrong in the world

One of the things that I really liked about steve k's post was that he didn't appear to me to be taking sides. I know the kind of time and energy that it takes to run a board like this... not to mention the money it costs to host the forum. I can understand his frustration at seeing the board used for purposes other than what he intended.

I'm not interested in taking sides or blaming people. Who cares what I think anyways? I don't know you, Al or anyone else who is contributing to the little battle that is going on here. It would be nice if it were contained to the Personal Attacks area of the forum. Not doing so detracts from the real purpose of the forum in my eyes.

Can I deal with it? SURE! I pretty much ignore any thread that has personal attacks in it. You made a great thread about welders. Thanks! I'm glad I looked in there. I learned a lot from the folks that posted in it. I'm glad that I didn't ignore it like I do the other threads made by you, Al and other people involved in this internet turf war.

Steve: Thanks for all the effort and work that you put into this forum. When I get paid next, I'll contribute to help finance the forum. It is a great resource and a nice community. I'm already impressed with the number of patient and helpful people here.

Pete
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