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>>Pete I am only saying that I have been fair in the >>fact that I have made comment that you are a dominant >>voice on here and sometimes it seems like you run the >>show. I am not saying that you should stop posting >etc. >> >>I am determind to speak my mind as strongly as you do >>and enjoy a strongly opinionated debate so will not >>wilt under the debate. >> >>I do not wish to fall out with anyone on this site at >>all and hope that there will be at least mutual >>respect from everyone. (I do not believe that you have >>been disrespectful to anyone or bullied anyone) > > >That is all very encouraging, thanks. > >Maybe I was being a bit defensive. I know I come >across as big-headed, opinionated, pushy, bossy, >arrogant and conceited...and that isn't really a >totally unfair assessment. > >But I think if I hadn't been a bit of all those things >I would have folded when I went up against the JA back >in the days when there were very few of us doing it >and when the JA were most aggressive in their >defense...issuing legal threats, accusing us of all >sorts of very nasty things in the press etc. I hope >that people who even now protect their identities with >aliases can appreciate that when I post I put my neck >on the block by doing it in my own name (and that >isn't a dig at you or anyone else. I respect people's >privacy) > >I am delighted that people like you are here and can >hold your own. I don't want people to get defensive >when I disagree with them, but to be willing to stand >their ground. It isn't a fight, it should be a >discussion. > >I think sometimes I do run the show, in the absence of >a moderator. But I do not have any of the powers of a >moderator. I can't gag or delete people. I can only >put my point of view. > >I would dearly love to back off (if I wasn't a bit >obsessive compulsive) but need to know that if I do >so, this site won't please the JA by dying. And when >most posters are either rather shy or make a point of >only lurking (or have non-JA related agendas to >promote) I feel the need to stick in there. > >Thanks very much for being fair. It is appreciated.
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