So B.B.S., I know you said you weren't going to comment any further and that you wanted to move on, but just out of curiosity...... have you accepted MandyPi's apology?.... and are you still returning the bomb? I'm just curious, that's all.
Fair enough; let's put this to bed once and for all.
The smokes went out last night and are on their way back. I do accept his apology and am hoping everyone moves forward from this. A mistake was made, I made a point in return, and that should be the end of that. There are, however, a couple of points I'd like to make before we call this good.
First and probably foremost, I had
no idea what this was about. I hoped it was a bad joke, but wasn't sure if this was someone trying to tell me to "f#@k off, asshole" or what. I really didn't know. I said so in my first post.
Secondly, I sent MandyPi a PM asking what's up, and four BOTL's I respect PM's asking what they'd do. Yes, MandyPi's PM was pretty terse and I told him the sticks were coming back. In the time it took me to pack up and label the sticks for their trip home, I had replies from every one of the four BOTL's I sent them out to, with no reply from MandyPi. More than one of them recommended that this be brought out in the open. I agreed and after their input that's what I did. I did it so that folks could learn from it. I did not do it to run someone off the island. An error in judgment was made, I made my point, and that should be that. I'm fine on this side of the keyboard and you all should be too. This was, as I like to refer to it, a "SILO" moment......a Self Induced Learning Opportunity.
Lastly, my PM inbox is almost full of very sincere apologies. I really thank all you guys for wanting to keep this on the level. I mean that. However, more than one of them said "we'll make this right" and the truth is I'd feel awkward if pile of sticks showed up over this. You guys all have your hearts in the right place, and there are lots of "targets of opportunity" out there. Proceed to proceed, with a bit of learning as the worthwhile take away from this.
That, I sincerely hope, is the end of this.
Cheers, guys - B.B.S.