Well now Mr. Forbes, your response is unfair. I myself, being a hippy-type, peace-loving girl, very rarely engage in any discussions whatsoever, except the type dealing with muffins, jokes, sex or programming, as this group can well tell you.
You expext us to welcome you warmly, yet, you raise our hackles with your poorly chosen verbiage. You come through here, complain about being "corralled" when all you were asked to do is follow the list rules, you disparage our language of choice - "mutation of CF5" even though you were asking for a discussion - you ASSUME we are idiots merely by implying that we cannot "read a financial sheet" ... you could have worded your question in a more politically correct way. This statement stinks, "IMHO, to those of you who have already lost tens of thousands of dollars over this sham, is stay away from MM. IMHO, they will not make a decent profit until 2004 - ready for that?" You do not walk into a room of avid dog lovers and throw cats at them. A sham? What the heck are you even doing using CF if you feel this way. If you so strongly resent MM, then take your toys and go home. You invoking strong feelings in a group of people that play well together and have played well together for over a year. We are a tight-knit, as would be evidenced by the gathering of many of us throughout the year, even though we can flame each other. NOT ONLY THAT! ... BUT YOU CHOSE TO IGNORE EVERY POST THAT WAS MADE. When you have a discussion, isn't supposed to be multi-sided? You never acknowledged Hatton's response, or Jon's, Michael's or Judith's .... therefore, you were labled a troll. Someone who comes in, throws a flaming arrow, and leaves. We are a group of professionals from all over the world, and deserve a bit better treatment than you threw at us, stomping into the room like a sullen child chased from the playground by the big bad list bully. Now, I feel a little dirty by joining in on this, so I am respectfully bowing out. I would have offered up a warm muffin as a token of welcome, but somehow my heart just isn't in at this point, and I feel as if you would scoff at it now anyway. Respectfully, Erika (with a *K*) Thoroughly shaken up and peeved ... going out for a walk. ----------------------------------------------------- Erika L. Walker-Arnold, VP, RUWebby, LLC ----------------------------------------------------- Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Partner Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer ----------------------------------------------------- .. .. << --- Candy dots .. << --- for the line monster >>|-----Original Message----- >>|From: Tom Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>|Sent: 31 January 2002 22:04 >>|To: CF-Community >>|Subject: RE: The Death of Cold Fusion >>| >>| >>|Well CF-Community, thank you for your warm welcome to a new guy, and for >>|being so cordial. The responses have tailed off, and I have drawn my >>|conclusions. >>| >>|My original message in this group asked if anyone was interested in a >>|discussion. With the exception of Mr. Forta, I don't think most of you >>|understand the meaning of that word, or at least were unwilling >>|to engage >>|in one. >>| >>|Not surprisingly, Mr. Forta comes in at the top of the list by >>|replying in >>|the most professional and un-demeaning manner. >>| >>|It is obvious that Mr. Andrew Tyrone's response, on the other hand, is >>|deserving of being second to last for his following contribution: >>| >>|from: Andrew Tyrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>|message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>|precedence: bulk >>|References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>|Subject: RE: OT (was: Macromedia.com) OR Tom Forbes is an idiot >>| >>|The remainder of you can visualize the standard binomial curve, and >>|distribute yourselves where you see and feel fit. >>| >>|This exercise was a bit like walking into a Ford showroom and >>|expecting the >>|sales folks to be willing to discuss Chevrolets. I predicted this would >>|probably be the case, but was unsure of the nature the >>|responses. Consiquently, I shall put myself in last place, just >>|after Mr. >>|Tyrone's coveted spot. >>| >>|Thank's to all of you for your candor, and warm reception. >>| >>| >>| >>|***************************************************************** >>|************ >>|Tom Forbes, Forbes Web Consulting, Inc. >>|TEL: 407-772-3427 FAX: 407-772-3428 >>|Visit www.medmatrix.com for Medical Equipment Web Sites! >>|We build and host Medical Equipment company Web sites too! >>|***************************************************************** >>|************ >>| ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
