Brother we've both let this go too far. I'm not intentionally trying to get you or anyone else to play by my rules, I'm exercising my mind.
The core of this is always comparing notes, everyone chimes in, we all have a mind and an opinion on most of the topics on it. The problem (and it's not you) is when I want to go deeper than just the surface. (As in) OK, here's how I come to mine, how do you come to yours?
We can merely state our opinions and leave them on the table and be done with it and everything would be fine.
Or we can actually compare each others notes to one another and seek to determine if we can get a little deeper and closer to the one that is more correct, or as a result find the one we are all missing, and everything would be fine too.
I can understand that it's not for everyone and nobody is obligated to play. This method has been very useful to me in the industry to iron out wrinkles that I didn't even know I had. If you were to point out a flaw in a premise that I use to come to a conclusion then I am forced to re-evaluate it. And I would hope that you would do so.
We can stand around and be PC or we can hold each other accountable to the ideas that we represent, and grow in the process. Call it a personality flaw, call me coarse but I like going a little deeper. The world is full of people saying, "I'm ok, you're ok." Nobody has to jump in with me. I admit I have to work on my delivery and gentleness sometimes but I'll tell you the truth from experience; It is possible for 3 or 4 people to bounce off of each other in this way and all come out better for the process. Some of my best understandings have come from someone saying, :but have you considered this piece here?"
When I ask, "How can that be?" I don't mean, "You idiot!" I mean, "How did you get there? Share the data cause I can't see it!" "Enlighten me."
All that to lead to the
real important stuff. My apologies brother as I can get pointed and excited and bull-dog-ish when I'm in the mode of sifting
through info. I want it to fit. You are an asset to the forum and I respect your thoughts, I shouldn't always try do dig more out than people are willing able or desiring to give. Not everyone is the same.