LIVING UP TO ACADEMIC STANDARDS

[ariel]

Folks,
I would not beat on Ibrahim THAT hard. I did not detect anything obnoxious, condescending or annoying in his comments. Just a bit too far out in left field:-)

He means well, he is obviously passionate about old weapons and wants to make this Forum better. The idea is obviously cockamamie :-), but don't we all have crazy ( at least in retrospect) ideas? That's the beauty of this Forum!

Ibrahim, I salute your creativity and passion, but this idea ain't gonna fly.

Best wishes!

[M ELEY]

I say, when posting information and comments, if you can support them with references and facts, please do. Otherwise, this forum exists to elicit questions and answers from both novices and academics alike. Other forums that have divided their threads down to the level of "Pre-1800 Guns", "1800 to 1850 Guns", "Beginners Section", "Garage Sale Finds", etc, etc, seem to fizzle as their area becomes too broad. No one is following all of them at the same time and valuable insight is often lost. Please keep the Forum EXACTLY as it is. I have loved and followed this forum site since the very beginning and would hate to see it change-

[David]

Originally Posted by ariel

Folks,
I would not beat on Ibrahim THAT hard. I did not detect anything obnoxious, condescending or annoying in his comments. Just a bit too far out in left field:-)

He means well, he is obviously passionate about old weapons and wants to make this Forum better. The idea is obviously cockamamie :-), but don't we all have crazy ( at least in retrospect) ideas? That's the beauty of this Forum!

Ibrahim, I salute your creativity and passion, but this idea ain't gonna fly.

Best wishes!

Frankly Ariel, i'm not "beating" on Ibrahiim at all. I merely let it be known that i found his comment (the one i cited) obnoxious and condescending and i am not alone on that take. If you did not that is just fine, but it does nothing to change how i feel about the comment.
Actually gentlemen, i'd say that this thread is not going anywhere productive and i have a feeling that it will be closing soon. So if you have any comments to share pro or con on this issue i would suggest that you get it out quickly and civilly.