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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 42249" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Now that I know where to look, I just skimmed through the posts in the compression ratio thread. Rip, if you don't have much experience with the web, you've just found out that it can bring out the worst in people. Aside from sociopaths, otherwise-nice people sometimes write things they would never say face-to-face, goading others into comments, resulting in statements that would get them punched in the face in a bar. It's easy for someone to be drawn into this, and seldom does anything good come of it. This is what happened in the compression ratio thread. </p><p></p><p>We've never met, but I certainly know who you are and the quality of the work you have done on Vincents over the years. I would hate for us to lose you from this forum over this incident. Please try to put it behind you and learn from the experience that if/when someone writes something goading or disrespectful on the web by far the best way to deal with it is to ignore it. Also, everyone makes mistakes, and even the most technically savvy person will sometimes post something that is incorrect. If someone points out a mistake and insults your ancestors for having produced you, know that most people will think less of the person making the insult, but won't think anything the worse of you for having made the mistake. </p><p></p><p>Very quickly when joining any forum one figures out whose posts to pay attention to (even if they sometimes make mistakes), and whose to ignore. I pay attention to your posts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 42249, member: 2806"] Now that I know where to look, I just skimmed through the posts in the compression ratio thread. Rip, if you don't have much experience with the web, you've just found out that it can bring out the worst in people. Aside from sociopaths, otherwise-nice people sometimes write things they would never say face-to-face, goading others into comments, resulting in statements that would get them punched in the face in a bar. It's easy for someone to be drawn into this, and seldom does anything good come of it. This is what happened in the compression ratio thread. We've never met, but I certainly know who you are and the quality of the work you have done on Vincents over the years. I would hate for us to lose you from this forum over this incident. Please try to put it behind you and learn from the experience that if/when someone writes something goading or disrespectful on the web by far the best way to deal with it is to ignore it. Also, everyone makes mistakes, and even the most technically savvy person will sometimes post something that is incorrect. If someone points out a mistake and insults your ancestors for having produced you, know that most people will think less of the person making the insult, but won't think anything the worse of you for having made the mistake. Very quickly when joining any forum one figures out whose posts to pay attention to (even if they sometimes make mistakes), and whose to ignore. I pay attention to your posts. [/QUOTE]
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