Hi Rod,

I accept your standpoint, but in this case I don't agree with you.

The way JVP has taken over thread after thread in his crusade to talk down on VFP and all us programmers who has not yet converted to the new 'religion' of .NET for whatever reason, is faaaaaar from acceptable. He obviously has his opinion, and he is of course in his right to mean whatever he wants. But here on UT he has been worse than any religious fanatic I have ever met, he does not care whether anyone wants to hear his words or not. If you don't want to hear him, you more or less have to, because he is everywhere, like a plague. And his arrogance is only topped by a few politicians I know of, and they at least have a reason, like it or not.

The way he talks down on people, I myself included some months ago, is not acceptable anywhere where normal rules of politeness and respect are valid. He may mean whatever he wants about himself, but his way of throwing his high ego on other people, itself is good enough reason for being banned. He received warnings, but he did not listen. Trying to talk sense to him is like peeing against the wind.

We have a saying in Norway, I think it is more or less international: If you ask for a fight, you must expect a beating. I really think he asked for it.

Sorry Rod, no sympathy from me.

One final note: I hope this thread does not grow out of proportions, like other threads with or about JVP. I myself will not give any more comments on this matter, the case is closed as far as I am concerned.