I don't think it's me who's gone over-board . it's u guys who've dragged this
unnecessarily. all i'd posted was a thank u note, which was the least i
could've done for his effort. but ofcourse some people can't stand it . guess
what . it's not my problem.
watever. :P

"David W. Fenton" wrote:

RB86 wrote in
:

he did offer me lot of help outside of the discussion board, can't
thank him enough for his time and effort

Big freaking deal. There are literally hundreds of people who
participate in these forums who are offering free help to everyone
who posts. Steve is the only one who *ever* takes that over to "you
can pay me for more." Many of us do all sorts of things for others
for no compensation that does not show up in these forums. That
Steve might sometimes do that does not make him special at all.

The thing that makes him "special" is that he is mercenary in his
use of these newsgroups, something that violates the spirit (and the
letter) of the customs that govern these forums.

He's been politely asked not to over and over and over and over
again, but he gets really nasty claiming his right to flout the
norms of behavior.

If you think that's OK, then, well, you are not worth much as a
participant here. You don't seem to be one, anyway, except in this
suspicious thread praising Steve.

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