Mark, good rebuttal but get back to work on the KR !. I want to see you flying in to the Gathering this year ! in your own KR , I mean...
Cheers Chris Gardiner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:54 AM Subject: Re: KR>spelling, punctuation, and Mac-- & I'm Outta Here..... > Scott Cable wrote: > > > Oscar, Joe, and KRNetters, > > Your comments are certainly not appreciated and are certainly offensive... > > Scott, I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Two weeks ago you got all bent > out of shape over a good-natured poke that Pat Panzera took at engineers, > and quit CorAircraft in a huff, despite the fact that you're just about the > ONLY guy on the list that took the comments as offensive. Then you > ratcheted up your noise level on KRnet by poo-pooing Corvairs, and > automotive conversions in general, in aircraft, which is what 98% of > KRnetters are flying. I knew it would just be a matter of before you'd be > gone from here too (although I see you're still a member, despite "I'm Outta > Here..." subject line). > > And I had to laugh when you sent me a message the other day about the > viability of using a 6 cylinder Porsche engine with bored out monster-sized > aftermarket VW cylinders, right after your diatribe on the fallacy of using > automotive conversions in aircraft. You've just got to wonder. > > I pretty much just quit posting because despite the fact that I could have > argued all day long about automotive conversions, and several of the other > things that you've had "strong" opinions over, I didn't want to waste my > time doing it. There comes a point when you just ask yourself "why > bother?", and I reached that point about two weeks ago. > > Often when somebody starts trotting out all their engineering credentials, > it's a good sign that their arguments aren't going well, and they're now > relying on diplomas or job titles to add credence to their position. You > had quite a list. I think the way to convince other list members of your > expertise is with well-thought-out advice that makes sense, and after a > while they'll KNOW who the experts are. > > As for the punctuation and capitalization thing, I wish I'd never mentioned > it. I never dreamed that it would get blown so far out of proportion. And > you were the guy that took it to extremes. When I saw that post where you > corrected Mac's spelling, I knew that you'd be gone shortly, so I didn't > even comment. As I mentioned earlier, I can understand the spelling > problems. Some people's email doesn't even include a spellchecker, or their > spellchecker may be in a whole other language. That's understandable. All > I was asking for was a capital letter at the beginning and a period at the > end. That by itself goes a long way in making a string of words > understandable. I sent it to the list in an effort to make all of the > offenders aware that it was a concern, but I didn't beat anybody over the > head with it! > > Oscar's point was basically that Mac is a flying member of the KR community, > and as such is too valuable to make fun of and run off. We just don't have > many of them that will post to the list. I can't think of a single soul > that OZ has ticked off over the years, but we can now start that list with > you at the top. My guess is that it will remain a short list. > > The worst thing is that you flamed Mac, but didn't bother to actually ANSWER > his question! I'm sure with your background, you knew that temperature > changes incurred between summer and winter months can contribute to that > (see http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/tirepressure.gif ). > > Some people read messages to see if they can help answer them, and others > looks for things to pick at or get upset about. There are diplomatic or > good-natured ways of getting your point across. Face it Scott, you're a bit > of a hot-head, despite the fact that you're a talented guy with some good > suggestions and advice, emotionally you really don't have what it takes to > participate in an internet mailing list. I appreciate your help and advice > to other netters, but you'd be better off lurking. > > Below is a comment I got from a veteran KRnetter this morning, and I agree > wholeheartedly. > > "I don't know how much you've been monitoring the net lately but > Scott Cable is gone. I guess my only comment is he who steps > in front of Mack trucks should not complain about the surgery to > remove chrome bulldog from forehead". > > Well, there goes another perfectly good hour of KR building time down the > drain... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNSUBSCRIBE from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
