"Do you acknowledge any error on your part about this?

No. I understood and understand the term. I quoted the full definiton. The term does not characterize the actual action.

"But he (they) blew it completely with the first sentence."

Exactly how did he do that? The vast majority of VFP developers were royally ticked at what was going on. John was already an established VFP developer, speaker, and author. As far as I and some others are concerned, he had earned the right to make that opening statement.

Those who complained on electronic forums about the lack of marketing, yet also chose to blame John for his speech and question to Bill, should (IMO) take a serious look at their own intestinal fortitude.

Kevin