Sunday, Mar 14, 2004 at 02:40
Jay posted
"Regarding lawyer jokes, there is no room on this net for attacking either individuals or groups of individuals either directly or indirectly by calling the attack a "joke"."
I strongly suggest that you lighten up Jay.
No lawyer jokes were posted but your comments are certainly inviting some.
This is an internet
forum, one that thanks to the regular contributors has plenty of humour. Maybe not specifically your brand of humour but humour none the less.
It is not a bloody Yankee law court.
My posting, the one that you refer to followed in line with the 2 previous "Lawyer Diatribe" type postings and any normal reader would have accepted the comment as a sequential and humourous reply.
Other members with whom I have discussed your professed outrage can find no fault in my posting, only a little giggle.
If your skin is so thin that you are unable to accept or understand some very innocent humour then perhaps your internet time would be better spent at the vanners
forum where humour and thread hijacking are virtually non existent.
Jay also posted, at the same time.
"We already lost one important member - and I consider his loss a significant loss to this site."
I presume that you are referring to the "resignation" of the electrical expert.
No one asked Mr. Rivers to leave, it was his decision alone, he was not forced from the site nor has his membership been cancelled.
Rather than answer direct critical comments about a magazine article in which he made fundamental errors he chose to leave the
forum.
The errors, if you care to go back and study postings by myself and at least 3 other knowledgable
BOG members, have to date not been corrected. Most have not even been addressed.
Rather than admit to several fundamental errors (are you putting on 10 solar panels Jay?) he only replied with rhetorical comment.
I chose to leave the subject alone when it became clear that no admissions of fault would ever come from that source.
The thread was only becoming a slanging match.
But Jay, Mr. Rivers is a regular contributor to the vanners
forum and you can catch up with him there.
Jay posted, in reply to Anthony;
"I also find no room for sarcasm, teasing, bullying, or worse. I believe that if you can't make a point or communicate without taking a jab at someone, then learn how to communicate or keep your mouth shut"
Now we are talking about insensitive abusive language, just what you have been prophesising about Jay.
Could I say, "Typical lawyer"
But that would definitely be taking a jab at someone so I won’t say it.
Jay you, like Colyn Rivers are welcome on this
forum but for crying out loud take some time out, go to an Aussie humour school, the lessons will put you in good stead on your forthcoming travels.
Regards
Turist
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