>>Hi Ed,
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>>I've just taken the time to run back through all your posts on this thread, and I must be missing something. I haven't been able to find one instance where you expressed yourself badly or called someone, other than software pirates, a name. That name was "thief", and that's simply what it (piracy) is: theft.
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>>Ever since you and I first met, I've been impressed with the depth and breath of knowledge. Now you've demonstrated another admirable characteristic: integrity, which too often is in short supply.
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>>Kind Regards,
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>George,
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>Respectfuly, you might have missed something:
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>"From my perspective, you're about as low on the evolutionary scale as alleged members of the human species come - nothing more than a common thief, and not a terribly bright or subtle one at that."
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>This is a statement that Ed made on another thread (Who already used clipper 5.2 with zachary tool?) that was the predecessor to this thread.
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Hi Joe,

First, my post clearly mentioned that I was referring to this thread.

I saw this, and I'll say that Ed lacked tact in his response. He had a strong opinion, and he voiced. I may not agree with the way he did it, but not invalidate his point. You do him a disservice, however, by taking his response out of the context in which it occurred. In fairness, you should've also posted (here and in your other references to this), what prompted this as well. Perhaps, he offended you, but weren't you also offended at what prompted it. Seriously, which is the more egregious: Solication of a felony or lack of tact?