Hey Josh, Where you located and what are the details about your car?? 5-speed or auto, painted or original, black or gray interior?? Got any pictures you could post?? Always glad to hear from a member who doesn't post much. Mike TPS 1630 --- Joshua Schwartz <Joshieloo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > As Martin said, Marc can certainly rub people the > wrong way, BUT the > only way it can bother you is if you let it. For > what it's worth, Marc > has said and done things that have rubbed me the > wrong way, but I'm sure > I have said and done things to him and others that > have rubbed them the > wrong way. Regardless, you either choose to be > friendly with that person > or you choose not to. If you choose to remain > friendly, as I have with > Marc, you learn that that is how that person is; it > is what defines his > personality and character. Do I agree with Marc > often? Honestly, not > most of the time, but he is super intelligent and > brutally honest, and > that is what I like about him. If you choose not to > be friendly with > that person, as I have in the past with others, then > you distance > yourself from that person...end of story. > > Why take things so personally? If something was said > and done to you > that you felt was wrong, why not take it up with > that person, rather > than make it public? Who is the better person for > it? Trying to diffuse > a situation privately is the diplomatic way - who > can ever say anything > bad about you by taking that road? If that person > make a public stink; > so be it. At that point, would you really care what > that person says or > thinks. Wouldn't it be obvious to everyone that > there is something > definitely wrong with that person - enough so that > others wouldn't want > anything to do with him/her? A person that defames > another persons > character is an obvious sign of insecurity on their > part. > > I've always been amazed at how much controversy > there is on lists like > these. I almost never post to groups like this > because to me, it is a > form of entertainment. Groups like this revolve > around my hobby for the > DeLorean. But seriously...discussions that revolve > around "what he said, > what she said" are nothing short of futile. Who gets > in the last word? > Apparently, in this case the moderating team. Again, > we all have the > option of discounting what another person said. > Aren't we all smart > enough to realize this? I'll be honest, I laugh at > each posting that > doesn't pertain to the DeLorean because it's so > unbelievable that some > people let it bother them. If someone says something > directly/indirectly > to you on the forum and you feel it's wrong, > antagonistic, etc., why > would you reply publicly? It goes back to what I > said in the above > paragraph. Why not post back privately? As a reader > of the Forum, this > is what I would see (and I'm sure 99% of us would) > if there was a post > attacking another member: OK, here's someone trying > to start some "shit" > with another member. WOW, that person has said > things that border on > wrong/nasty. As a few days pass, nothing, no > response from the > "attacked." Well, apparently, the "attackor" must > have been full of his > own "shit." Kudos the the other person for not > getting involved. > > This is no different than turning away from a > pending fist fight. Some > people like to get into fisticuffs, but those that > take the high road > are smarter than the hot-head. This isn't to say > that I would avoid a > fight regardless of what has happened, but in this > case (Marc v. DMC > Forum)...who give a flying shit? Respond privately, > or ask publicly to > go private. Who has the time in their lives to let > this bother them? I > am too busy working and stressed to let this stuff > bother me. Am I the > only one that thinks and feels this way? > > As it has been said in the past, there is a delete > key, or a scroll > option. Use to to bypass what you want to read and > what you don't want > to read. If you find an attack against yourself, > don't get into a public > debate, handle it privately. There is no need to > "moderate" this list > and there is no need for "rules" and for that > matter, no need to "ban" > any member. Should we act like children that need > supervision or should > we handle ourselves like adults and deal with our > problems maturely? > Apparently, the moderating team and Marc need to > handle this together > and not involve the members. > > - Joshua Schwartz > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. 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