>>>>>>>I mean, you post every inconsequential fact of your programs, asking for solutions, help, ideas, etc. I was wondering if you were able to do anything without the input of people on every single step of functionality. Look at your posts over the last couple of months soliciting help on every possible detail of your programs.
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>>>>>>Probably not, but that's why we're not living in vacuum. I thought I would not be criticizid for asking help when I needed.
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>>>>>>I will try to refrain from now on from using this board for help.
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>>>>>Naomi - there are far worse things one could be than to be reaching out for help or communication.
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>>>>>One could, for example, feel so personally inadequate they feel it necessary to go out of their way to be cruel when it is unnecessary and contrary to the generally congenial tone of the technical part of Fox forums.
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>>>>>Such people are making more of a comment about themselves than about you. Don't let it worry you.
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>>>>Wow... I didn't know you knew me so well. That's me.. Mr. Inadequate...
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>>>I don't know you at all. But I think everyone is familiar with the guy who goes out of his way to say something mean. I'm probably wrong to speculate on the etiology, but I don't think you do yourself a service by voicing those kind of sentiments. It just seems mean-spirited and unnecessary, and particularly targeted at the emotionally vulnerable.
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>>>We all saw those kind of bullies when we were kids. Some of them grew out of it.
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>>You say you don't know me, then go on to make generalizations about me being mean. Is it mean, when people slap Mike Bean in the face about his drinking? Was it mean behavior during any of the other 10,000 flame wars on the UT during the last 14 years? I was curious if Naomi could write a program without asking a question? I've seen her post questions that she could have answered herself with a 3 second google search. Obviously I was wrong. I sent her a number of things trying to help, only to have it thrown back in my face by her incessant questions, then her taking it to others for their support, etc.
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>>Rest assured, I will never attempt to help her again.
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>Okay, I may have over- reacted as well.
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>I've always had a thing about jumping in the middle of what I perceive to be massive power imbalances and it has often got me smacked <s> But I figure sometimes I'm better able to take the punch that the person I jumped in front of.
>I completely understand the frustration with people seeking help while appearing to not be willing to learn to use all the paths for self-help. My emotional response in reading *lot* of messages on UT is very much like what you voiced. I guess I just jumped in on this one as it seemed a special case and the recipient particularly vulnerable.
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>I was only referring to the one message and certainly have no reason to characterize you otherwise. Your MVP status attests to your willingness to help and I'm sure a lot of that help went to folks (probably me included) that appeared pretty clueless.
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>But while I found the comment mean (or perhaps just overly frank <s> ) , I was probably unfair to in characterizing you and I apologize .

No Problem....:) I have pretty thick skin. I've been married 2x.......LOL