RE: [Harp-L] A Truly Sad Situation!

[billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx]

thanks. yes, I visit some other lists (or used to), such as the scuba list and they are really, really bad. There are resident trolls that will basically humiliate you for asking the kind of novice questions we ask all the time here on harp-l. i can see where my post could have been misconstrued. I should not have used Sonny Jr's name in conjunction with another amp, but he *has* on several recent occasions stated his mutual respect for Scooter's work, so I was just saying "If you can please this guy, you must have a good product" because Sonny Jr. is hard to please, he knows his stuff and demands quality and is not afraid to voice his opinion (so eh, why is everyone else in trouble for doing that, haha). 

anyway, ok, i just wanted to make sure it's understood I meant no harm. I guess I was the "bigmouth" who started all this, after reading that diatribe earlier in this thread. geez. no wonder so many folks just lurk, haha. but yes, this is a good list. things like this serve to keep the balance - be tactful with your *opinion* but please give it, and don't be too sensitive or over-reactive when reading what is posted by others. often, lacking the other signals we show when communicating face-to-face, you may just be reading something into it that isn't there if you are upset about anything. we have some folks more opinionated than others here, but i find their posts valuable even if i don't agree with them. i don't think there is a single person on this list that I think is the type of troll or bad person that you find on virtually every other internet discussion list, and that's so cool.

Bill


> Good call, Bill. I've detected no mean, spiteful, or overly critical
> comments from anybody on this list, especially those that might start a
> possible amp war. I'm not sure if it was the comments (thin or fat) about
> the Meteor, or something else, that made SONNYTONE decide to stay away from
> the list.
> 
> But I can say he will be sorely missed if he leaves.  I've learned a lot
> from his posts and I'm saving up my money to buy one of his great amps...and
> I might even get a Meteor, I'm so intrigued by both of the amps.
> 
> This is a very tame list.  I know in the past there have been a few flame
> wars but that's what happens when you get hundreds of individuals from all
> over the world who have a passion for a particular topic posting their
> opinions. 
> 
> I myself love spirited debate and I love it when people disagree.  Much of
> what we discuss on this list has to do with opinion rather than fact so
> there should be disagreements.  As long as we're civil and reasonably
> polite, I think we should debate points without fear of people think we're
> flaming.
> 
> Robert G.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:07 AM
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] A Truly Sad Situation!
> > 
> > I may have missed some messages, but I don't understand where 
> > this all came from. Where is the "amp war" people were trying 
> > to "start" and all that? I really didn't see anything crazy 
> > out of line and don't understand why Sonny Jr was upset and 
> > now we have all these long dramatic "can't we all get along" 
> > messages of peace, love, and understanding. 
> > 
> 
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