>>I'm sure the fact that more and more people are converting from VFP to .NET is a factor also.
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>>Well, let's look at what's happened since JVP was banned....
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>>- Claude Fox being banned
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>>- Terry Thurber and what he did about a year ago at this time
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>>- Marcia and Andy and Naomi
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>>- Jeff Pace challenging me to a .NET/Fox development contest (and then dropping out of sight_
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>>- Walter calling me "incompetent" (last time I got asked to teach a weekly SQL class, I had to tell the company...a Gold Partner....that I needed to make them aware that they were hiring a contract trainer who was called "incompetent" by a UT member....amazingly, despite that huge huge black mark, they took me anyway...go figure)
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>>Hmmmm....wonder if we can somehow pin all that stuff back on JVP???
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>When emotions are involved everybody is looking for a scapegoat.

I was just about to mention emotions.

HOW TO WRITE A POST (Works for memos at work too)
1) Hammer it out with all the cuss words, and emotion you can muster. (This will help reduce your stress)
2) Read what you wrote and remove the emotion from the sentences.
3) Re-read what is left and remove any remaining emotional words.
4) Re-write portions if necessary and then repeat steps 1, 2 and 3 or move to step 5.
5) Post.

You are an individual and you cannot control what others think, so being emotional about their opposing view makes no sense whatsoever. Emotional thinking lacks logic.