Quote Originally Posted by ggiese View Post
I'm highly offended, newfie. Very selfish - now that you've heard the explanations and want the discussion cleared out. I was honestly and sincerely trying to answer your questions and you want to wipe that all out? You make it feel like you didn't want to hear what I had to say - you already had your mind made up and it didn't matter.

However, rhere's some very good points that have been made in this thread and it is good for everyone to understand thoughts behind the posts. To erase this thread sure would be a shame. We could point to this thread when some newbie comes in and tries to understand why someone is being beat up! It's not like we've never had this discussion before!

My take? Maybe we need more of these kinds of threads to better understand one another and maybe it will reduce future confrontations.
George, you are one of the members of this board for whom I have the utmost of respect for, and that particular post was not in any way intended to offend you or anyone else I have any respect for (whether or not I agree with their views). I DO agree with you that there have been several quality posts and many good points brought up with-in this thread, but unfortunately, the bull contained with-in may outweigh the beneficial posts. Maybe I am being selfish by wishing the thread be obliterated from existance. However, that being said, it is still my full intention to do quite a bit more research into the reasonings behind some of the posts I have classed as "Hate".

I have stated that I believed many were "fueled" by political views, and disagreeing with those of others. I believe Baka may have shed some light on that for me by saying it wasn't necessarily the "views", but how they were presented, and I thank him for that.

However, that ray of light had nothing to do with my wishing the thread was gone.