Abd wrote: " I don't know if Guenter Wildgruber is *his* real name, but Mark_-ZeroPoint most certainly is not a real name. But I'll happily apologize if it is." [ you left the 'I' off 'Mark' ]
If you've been on this forum for any significant length of time, its pretty obvious that I'm the same as zeropoint (2008 to aug-2011), then "Mark Iverson-ZeroPoint" from Aug-2011 to March-2012, and since March, "MarkI-ZeroPoint". Those who have been here for years know who I am, so I haven't bothered with using my full name in my signature, altho I do on occasion add my last name... You want more specifics: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-iverson/6/915/409?_mSplash=1 "Mark, here, speculates on something, along with SVJ, about Guenter's mail, that makes some crazy assumptions." As SVJ explained quite well, my speculations were NOT serious! I was simply picking up his half humorous comments, and his gentle chiding of GW, and being a bit less gentle... using the email ReplyTo situation as a way to illustrate how easy it is to draw (faulty) conclusions. The fact that you didn't realize that is an indication that you shot off your mouth before reading the thread to understand it! I would not have even bothered with saying anything, had GW's speculations been about anything other than a human being... When it comes to people, I just think one needs to be very careful about speculating from anything OTHER THAN FIRST HAND INFO... I've been in several startups, from less than 10 people to one which had 26 when I started and grew to 96 within 14 months -- talk about a rollercoaster ride! I've been on the Board of Directors for two of the smaller ones, helping to successfully navigate thru a Chapter-11 and numerous legal battles, with court filings aplenty, and veiled and not-so veiled threats... Perhaps that'll help you understand why I'm a bit touchy when it comes to making speculations about people. Steven (SVJ) and Terry (Blanton), to their credit, always seem to interject some humor in order to keep the tone not toooooo serious, which I think helps make this a pleasurable, as well as very useful and thought-provoking, forum to spend time on. -Mark IVERSON PS: There, ya happy!
