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John, you are giving weight to one post, and not the other. I wonder why that is? I don't succomb to negativity; rather it gravitates to me, and I defend myself as anyone with any self esteem would. I fancy myself a pretty good writer, too...at least as good as Onhwy61. If there weren't so much personal and rule-breaking animosity towards me here, perhaps you would see that. In any case, I don't disagree with most of your above sentiments about your favorite members. We all have our favorites, here. Favoritism isn't usually a good thing IMO, but it is always unavoidable.

Actually Carl, I'll add you to the list of favorites! Why ?

Initially I thought about adding you to the 'bad' list as have others. My complaint being that you pick fights with people who are perfectly well intentioned and polite to you. Are you this rude in person? A few months ago you disappeared for a week or so. I was actually concerned that might have been killed by someone in real life. Maybe you could work on this.

Anyway, upon deep reflection, I decided that all in all I am glad that you are around. You add diversity. A mental minority (in the opinionate sense), but a distinct sans paragraphe exercise in the freedom of speech. The Larry Flynnt of Audiogon. (AKA a krell enthusiast) Without people like you and Larry around, the world would degenerate to an imitable homogenous mutual admiration society of generic-brand holy rollers.

The place would get stale.

So congratulations, you make my favorites list. I hope you accept this honor with rudeness and an irrational fit of rage. Happy New Year, and please keep coming back!

John L.

Talk about someone with a hymen covering their brain ...

John_1: thanks for the kind words. But you've got to know that YOU too are certainly a credit to this forum for your indomitable sense of humor and open mind. I've got to say that adding adding Carl to your "good" list is a class act-- and I agree. The "Forum" would be a less intertesting and more boring place without Carl. Cheers, and Happy New Year to all of AudiogoN. Craig.

John, I do apologize for asking you, and wasting your precious time........................Hmm, I must say that John has definitely discouraged me from further participation here. I'll take it into consideration, anyway. (I hear applause from all over the world about now...all of you have a good chuckle on me, till you puke...)....................................Comparing me to a bottom feeder like Larry Flint...you are too kind, and full of "class", and certainly MATURITY AND HONOR befitting your age and upbringing. Congratulations John, your superior intellect, mind tricks, and general false analogies and false patronization are doing the trick well........................And thinking/wishing? someone had "offed" me in real life too?....hmm, I understood that we were supposed to have love and compassion for our fellow man. I'll pray for you, John. And by the way, since we are flagrantly and nauseatingly patronizing each other here, I'll add you to my "list of favorites" too!! I bet you feel all warm inside..knowing that you're one of my favorites, AND that I'll be praying for you (lol!).......................I AM NOT RUDE. Technically, I never draw first blood. I simply vigorously defend my opinion, and even myself from presonal attacks that break Audiogon's forum rules here, and I will not apologize for doing so.............................If I break the rules, I'm gone. If you guys break them by attacking me, you get a pat on the back (you know from whom). Yes John, indeed no one has hurt me physically, and they aren't able to, besides. John, you are absolutely a "class act"...continue to pat yourself on the back, and be happy, like your good friend Larry Flynt (or perhaps James Carville would be more alalagous to you?). You deserve the full admiration of all my "carl-haters", and also to those who think I'm a "charity case"..........................I came to this forum with the idea of learning about audio, and sharing my experiences. Lately, I only see a bunch of 50 year old men who "can't take what they dish out" (rudeness), at least from an "up and comer"...and so they act like 5 year olds. I am not a member of your old boy network, and I refuse to take up playing golf in order to make myself feel a "part of the club". I know we understand each other...John, you truely exude "class". Happy New Year to you and yours, I know it means a lot coming from one of your "favorites".