>Understood. However, if someone makes a statement HERE and someone else asks to elaborate on it, then it's proper netiquette to, indeed, elaborate on it.
>
>Jean apparently makes a habit of trying to derogate me. He surprises me time and again.

Isn't that what friends are for? Sorry but I know a few people who are good at giving part of the answer and allowing you to ferrit out the entire thing on your own.