i3ai3e143 said:
But tell me Harold, if you saw I had already apologized and my language was no longer an issue, why did you feel the need to put me on blast like you did **a whole week** after the fact?
From that comment, I gather that you assume that if something slides for a week, that it, somehow, becomes acceptable?
That is not the case. Nor is it my style to allow readers who break the rules to slide. I confront, and I gauge their position here by their response.
Not that it's any of your business, but my response came on the heels of my reading your post. That it had been in place for a week reflects on my busy schedule---it does not ----not even remotely---reflect on the notion that it has passed some magical test in time.
You are not helping your case by confronting me on this issue. A wise person would understand that I mean business when I confront. I do not do so to intimidate---or to pose threats. I want to feel your pulse, which you allow me to do when you respond. A tone of understanding and cooperation goes a long ways towards my dropping an individual from my radar. A challenge simply intensifies my need to dig further, which I willingly do.
You said of board policy, and i quote, "We expect readers to be on their best behavior, to avoid confrontations that take energy away from the topics at hand...." A simple pm to myself would have sufficed don't you think?
Yes, I do think. And no, I do not agree with you, nor will I. My purpose on this forum is to keep it running smoothly. If a reader does something that isn't acceptable, it is typically done publicly (otherwise how would I know?). I respond in kind. By doing so, an example of something that isn't acceptable is presented, for others to gain knowledge of what is, and what isn't, acceptable here. It also shows that moderators are tending to their responsibilities, which I do. Had you sent me a PM stating your position, I would have responded in kind. However, you chose to make it public, and further aggravated the situation by posting your challenge. That's not the wisest thing you, or any reader, can do when they visit this forum, which is unique to the internet. Here, you can learn to properly refine precious metals, which is not possible elsewhere. For that privilege, you are expected to behave as an adult -----and that doesn't include using barn yard language---not even veiled barn yard language.
Understand one thing. I have nothing to gain by coddling readers. There is nothing on this forum that brings the least benefit to me. It costs me time I can not afford---time I will not waste. I will run the board as I see fit, expecting readers to respect the mandates set forward for all, and to adhere to the simple rules we try to uphold. Wasting my time responding to questions such as this is not a part of that, nor am I going to allow it to become so.
So then, you have two options. You can consider that you got off on a wrong foot, thinking that you can use poor language by disguising it to some degree, and that you were called for doing so-------and reign in your attitude
or-----
You can continue this discussion, and I'll see to it that it comes to an end.
The choice is yours.
Do not challenge any of those who operate this forum. It has been in existence for well over five years now, and has operated perfectly well without your council. I expect it will continue to do so whether you are here, or not.
Harold
