The query about people being dealers was serious. It was a question, not an insult. You will note that the post goes as far as politely, with a “please”, asking that they let me know if they are dealers. I have been talking to many dealers lately and have met some likely hard working people who try to put food on the table for their kids and some likely sleazy people and many somewhere between... just like other professions. I have no way of knowing that dealers are not on this forum and it’s bad to be one here. In fact it makes much sense to a newbie that there would be many dealers here.
Mdx asked the first thing that I have been hearing from dealers over and over again lately. Sterling said, in different order, almost the exact same thing one particular dealer said to me who also asked me my profession. Perhaps the black book response is common knowledge to others. For me it sounded very much like the same person. I don’t know who is a regular on this forum so asked for people to let me know if they are dealers. I have no way of knowing there are not dealers here and have no way of knowing that asking if one is a dealer is taboo on this forum.
As for any perceptions of rudeness to Snowman, well I apologize to Snowman bc he offered help and he himself thought it was rude. That’s not right and sorry Snow. No one suggested Snowman was rude with his joking. No one suggested that Sterling closed with being rude. I don’t either, however, if Snow or Sterling were newbies, perhaps they would risk being perceived as rude. It was obvious to me that Snow was using humour. I responded with humour. I did not think that it would appear that I was seriously telling Snowman to find his Amazing Kreskin for Dummies book. There was attitude for a newbie response, but intended only to illicit a chuckle.
If the first person to respond to my post assumed I was using humour rather than assume that I was attempting to be rude perhaps other posts would have followed along differently instead of concluding with the fack ems fack it’s etc…
Barrie 1 & Ovr50 appreciate you buffering the other comments with at least a bit of an attempt to explain. Anyone interested, re-read the post with the above in mind and without the color of the first post starting to assume that I was rude. My forum id ego will get over being attacked, life is too short to not proceed with common courtesies net forums or otherwise. No concern necc., will always tell people to fack… where warranted, speak nicely otherwise, not to get info, & never to kiss ass, fack that…, but bc that’s the way we should all communicate.
