Mark, Thanks for having the coolness and self-control that I lacked last week. I was after the same thing as you but did it in an inflammatory way.
I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to Bob Blakely for flaming him. It was a complete over-reaction to his own contribution up to that point, my ire had been raised by someone elses offerings and, unfortunately for us all, Bob walked into my exploding temper that I misdirected toward him. I very much regret what I did, and I am really very sorry, Bob. Regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Alright. I'm a Western American. I grew up in the wide-open spaces of the > desert, and I know my way around firearms. That said, I'm not going to tell > you whether I am "pro gun" or "pro gun control" (and don't make any > assumptions, either). > > This firearms debate is basically intractable. "Gun Nuts" and "Gun > Grabbers" both think that they are right, that God is on their side, and > that the other side is either sadly mistaken or just plain evil. As a > result, carefully worded arguments, snide comments, and diatribes are not > valuable. They will not "magically" convince the "other side". > > What they actually do is upset almost everyone on the list. Trying to get > the last word with a snide little remark is especially offensive. It makes > you look like a self-righteous idiot. If you are a rational, thinking > person, you must know that gun and gun control threads are not about Pentax > photographic equipment. This is a list dedicated to Pentax photographic > equipment. > > TAKE IT OFF THE LIST. Even if your argument is correct. ESPECIALLY if your > argument is correct. Can't we all just get along? > > --Mark - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
