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I was in two minds as to whether John G’s original post should stand when he posted it because I have been on sites where such a post would have been seen as very provocative and would have incited a flame war. That has not been the case here. Generally the response have been thought provoking and, I believe, useful.
John’s response had some good points, but was indeed strongly worded and could be seen as impolite and in breach of the simple rules of the Forum. He has been courageous enough to apologize for this and I believe that he is sincere in his apology. He has also asked me to remove his post from the thread, but I cannot do that. I can remove the entire thread, but not part of the thread.
I think there is value in the thread as it is and unless anyone disagrees, I intend leaving it as it is, together with any more valid posts received by ‘close of business’ today and then lock the thread to prevent any additional postings.
I like your post, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject. I think issues like this should be talked about and for the most part this thread has been very good.
The point you make about your life being exactly that... "your life" is very well taken and I agree with you completely.
