Al Rhoads wrote:
With all due respect, sir, when I review your past posts, I see more
discussion of OT issues than anything else. People scorn the one called
"Min" on a regular basis, for example, but at least he's smart enough to
make it difficult (but not impossible) to trace his origin. I'm not saying
your unintelligent, but you may not be using the best judgement in this
case. Think about the situations you keep encountering, including this
example you share here. You're posting OT, controversial issues with *real*
contact information and you expect people to look the other way. On the
contrary, you *should* be expecting email floods, website excess bandwidth
charges, or just about anything else since you're willingly sharing your
personal info. My own personal solution, if I happened to be in your
situation, would either be to post anonymously if determined to post OT
material or just post in an appropriate newsgroup. Otherwise, what else can
be expected?

My guess is that you're probably retired and bored, just looking for someone
to talk to even if that means getting people a little angry. After all,
what makes more stimulating conversation: a typical post asking an on-topic
question or something that might raise some red flags in peoples' minds?
Rather than engage in the latter, why not find a hobby to keep you busy? I
realize astronomy is only an occasional occupier at best for many of us, but
there are plenty of other things to do.... sports, reading and even just
plain net surfing can take up hours. And don't forget about "live" chat
like Yahoo chat, AOL, and ICQ (just be sure to protect your computer should
you decide to go this route.... viruses are very easy to acquire). If
you're retired, golfing can be a wonderful hobby and you might add a few
extra years to your life from the exercise. Are you married? If not, check
out your local singles clubs or attend church. Then, when you have secured
another outlet and the urge strikes to post something you know you
shouldn't, you can "click" into a mode that will take you to that hobby or
activity you have chosen. The computer will be turned off and you will have
saved yourself a lot of potential aggravation. My sense is though is that
you actually enjoy "stirring up the pot". In that case, the hobby of boxing
might serve nicely.... nothing that I know of, besides running or weight
lifting, relieves built up tension better (well... with one exception... the
"s" word)

Good luck ironing things out,

Al Rhoads



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