New Years Resolutions

Newbee: with all due respect, my suggestions were presented in a manner that will help those that seek answers from me to get them, possibly in a more timely manner. That info was posted so as to explain how / why i might not have responded to someone that tried to contact me privately. I didn't want anyone to think that i was avoiding them or didn't want to converse with them, hence the directions on how to avoid that situation.

As such, i've tried to help make sure that this doesn't happen in the future as i don't want anyone to feel left-out or neglected for whatever reason. If making myself available in order to help someone out and trying to do so in the most efficient manner possible is a sin, i guess that i'm guilty of that. I did not mean what i posted to be taken any other way. I'm sorry if what i posted was misunderstood and hope that this clarifies my intentions. Sean
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Actually Sean my post was just a poor attempt at humor, unfortunately at your expense. My appologies.

Newbee: NO problem at all. I know that you aren't one to throw flaming spears into a crowded area and respect your contributions to Agon quite a bit. Your responses are typically very well thought out, to the point and worded so as not to offend. In this regard and in my book, you've joined Albert in the "Gentleman of Audiogon" category.

Other than that, I just wanted to make sure that others understood why I would post such things. I don't expect special treatment from anyone, I just want them to be able to get the help that they requested on a timely basis.

Warren: Your comment is right on the money. That is, we are all human and make mistakes, sometimes due to lack of clarity or understanding. Let's all give each other the benefit of asking for clarification rather than jumping down each-other's throats. I know that I've been quick to do so in the past. I also know that such an approach is not conducive to drawing in recruits to this hobby, keeping those that we have and educating them even further and / or trying to share various points of view in a friendly manner. After all, if we want the world and this hobby to be a better place, why not start right where it counts? That is, right here at home with us as individuals. Sean
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Man, there's an awful lot of apologizing going on here. I feel some tears
welling up...like when someone told me about Ol' Yeller right here on
the Gon'! Great thread, started with good intentions, and I really don't
think anyone doubts that. Thanks Sean. Made me think about my own
smart-ass self just a bit...how some of my input is rude and obnoxious
just for the sake of an isolated smile here and there. I thought about
how many folks just don't want to hear the likes of me spoutin' off like
this right and left...never knowing where my moniker will show up next,
befouling threads like this one with the very best of intentions. And I
thought perhaps I should quit being such a smart ass and get serious
about audio equipment as my New Year's resolution...Nah, screw it...I'll
just keep workin' on loosing the 20lbs and keep on yankin' the binary
monkey till they kick me outta here!

Happy New Year everyone! Love ya! Mean it!

Marco

I just spent an extended vacation with one of my parents who likes to pick fights with people. This can be achieved by simply throwing something into the mix that might 'energize a conversation' when in reality it is meant to bug somebody.

Having watched this I realize that this habit got into me when I was young and it is only now revealing itself.

I am finding myself as annoyed with myself as I was, growing up with this parent watching fights start that were so much better of not having happened.

What I need to do is avoid needlessly picking fights and, even more important, I need to relax a bit when others make points that might otherwise bug me.

Of course, (heh, heh, heh...) this is only me I am talking about and I am not doing anything else, whatsoever.