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10/07/2008 07:15:08
Jay Johengen
Altamahaw-Ossipee, North Carolina, United States
 
 
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09/07/2008 23:51:12
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Visual FoxPro
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Funny, I didn't get that from his post at all. Just that he wants to try and have a better attitude and perspective about things.

>Wow. wow.
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>All I can add is that Jim was a bastard, but he was our bastard. I don't think anyone took anything he said personally.
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>Russell is taking this far too seriously.
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>
>>What was that. Take a pick .net or VFP ;-)
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>>>You know, it's interesting . . . these two subjects together, I mean. We look at KG "leaving" due to a ban and we look at Jim Nelson leaving due to his death. Some might say "good riddance" regarding KG, but people said good things about Jim even though they may have had differences with him, too. Being polite? I think not. The comments seemed sincere. Mine was. Perhaps it's a new perspective. A reminder that we'll all die and there is more to judge us on than what we say here. Yet we might be harsher on KG because he's alive.
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>>>That's a mistake, wouldn't you say? I've had my differences with KG, but there is a MUCH bigger picture. Does someone's skill in VFP or .NET or their opinion on a particular language amount to a hill of beans? Do we think God will judge us on the elegance of our code when we show up at the Pearly Gates? Now Jim knows these things all of us can only wonder about. One thing I think he knows now is the importance of getting along (I'm not saying he didn't know it before, I'm just saying I think he has a new perspective on it now). I'm guilty of slamming Andy Kramek in this thread, so I'm no exception, but I'm going to try to do better. Perhaps we all can, KG included. We're here, we're alive, and we're not one-dimensional. We can let someone like VFP and someone else like .NET without denigrating either language or either person, though we sometimes forget that. And if we do that, people don't have to get banned. But when we're "banned" because we're simply not living on this
>>>planet anymore, we can say that we worked at getting along and took it seriously. And that's much more important than anything else I can think of.
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>>>>Kevin's banned for some unknown BS reason (the clique didn't like him).
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>>>>Jim Nelson has passed away.
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>>>>>KG got banned? I note the KG I'm thinking of hasn't logged in since March 9th, which would be unusual for that KG. I missed all that.
>>>>>
>>>>>Where has Jim Nelson been?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I've never been in the 'clique' -- that is obviously my problem! :o) (Actually I like it that way)
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>>>>>>>Maybe if you were in "the clique" then you could try to make rules, too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Well then, I am surprised you continue to contribute comments on KG's ban...
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>>>>>>>>>Just what I said. The topic of issues with AK is old stuff and defnately does not need to be continued. Especially in light of message #1328664
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I was just pointing out that I didn't see any reason for him to not post his message since you requested him to stop.
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