>Hey J --
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>>>And give yourself a pat in the back for exercising your god-given right to express your opinion.<<
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>Um, whatever.
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>>>or whatever you call it.<<
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>Care to share something, perhaps? Or did you just enjoy typing meaningless words in a row?
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>>>I myself feel served by knowing Microsoft cares enough to give us a new version and the next one in the works.<<
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>Ah, well, whatever turns you on! Can't tell you how happy I am for you.
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>>>Apparently you must be in need of a morale boost being here and flaming this forum.<<
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>Who's flaming? I just want to figure out what makes this group tick, and why they feel compelled to send out missionaries. So far, it seems those courteous enough to discuss things are saying that the jihad wasn't in their interest and didn't represent their positions. That's reasonable enough. What's your excuse?
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>Later... Karl

I don't particularly think your replies are that deep, now that you comment on mine. As to the flaming, keep in mind where you're trying to take a stand. You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but the flame elements are all there.
Finally, I take it you're referring to John Petersen's visit to the VB forum. I don't have an excuse for that. I couldn't care less what today's marketing buzzword MS is using on VB.