Dear Freddy & Friends --
You say you haven't followed the entire story, but surely you have read the last few posts. Take this latest one from Bill, filled with vitriol and bitterness. How am I supposed to let something like that stand ? I relish debate, and I am used to flamers, but it's like he has turrets syndrome or something ! You are a Global Moderator, Fred. I implore you to use your powers to delete this thread. I will then HAPPILY resign this Forum, as I will certainly not be joining in again with such an unstable man lurking around.
That said, I have loved my time here at Digital Girl, and it will remain one of my favorite Web Sites.
"Freddy, I have stepped out and will not respond to Chris's whining..."
And yet you will gladly post your most bitter and vitriolic attack yet on my character. And when someone is attacked with name calling and aspersions to his character, it is not whining when he responds with cold logic and resists the temptation to respond in kind. That's called be the bigger man.
"...treatment deserving one who tries to fool people into falling for hokum in an attempt to suck "Contributions" out of enthusiastic, but perhaps less critical readers."
I have NEVER solicited anything in this Forum except ideas and feedback. Unless Bill is refering to the fact that I do in fact accept donations on my Web Site. Now, Dr. Wallace believes in many of the ideas I have presented or "hokum" as you put it, and he to solicits donations on HIS Web Site, does that mean that he is unwelcome to participate here at Digital Girl ?
"Chris is simply a charlatan..."
Oh come on Freddy, this is blatant name calling ! How can anyone in any forum accept this as civil behavior ? I implore you again, this fellow must be stopped - he is clearly out of control.
"....and deserves full scorn if not federal investigation for charity fraud."
Your scorn is your own to have or not have my friend. You are not the only bright mind in the world and others think differently. Regarding the legalities of my Web Site and work, I feel very comfortable - but if you feel the need to call the IRS, then knock yourself out.
"Notice the difference in his treatment when he casually insulted my intelligence and I simply asked for an apology."
This NEVER happen, it is a fiction that Bill has just made up. His previous post is the first we here of it. But when challenged to do exactly as I myself have done and to copy/paste this offense of mine so that all can see - Bill will not do so. And far from insulting Bills intelligence, I have gone to great lengths to praise it both publicly and privately. Here I will gladly copy/paste examples directly from this thread:
1) And by the way, you have an awesome and very pleasant writing style. Your work, when you publish - will be not only lucid, but very humorous and uplifting as well.
Here I am refering directly to something Bill wrote, and clearly praising his prose (and by implication his intellect).
2) Good gracious, I hope you are having as much fun as I am - this is AWESOME. Any way.....
I wrote this in post # 28, quite far along into the conversation. Me and Bill had been having a very excellent and tough debate so far, and I wanted him to know that his "intellect" was creating a thread that was a blast to participate in.
3) My respect, which is total and complete - is based solely on your output.
This quote comes quite late in the debate, page 3. Which of course shows how long the debate went before turning personal. The context is that Bill and I are debating the imortance of how an Agent behaves. Bill's "output", a product of his intellect - is being clearly, sincerely - and obviously praised and respected.
The actual socratic dialogue breaks down right about post # 30 or so. It appears that despite my greatest efforts in that post to show Bill my admiration for his mind AND my true affection for him personally, he begins to level the charge that I have somehow denigrated him or his mind. Yet neither I, nor apparently he - can find where I did this.
4) VERY AFFECTIONATELY YOURS
It may have nothing to do with his intellect, but it was how I signed the next two posts because even then, Bill was starting to show signs of getting upset. It was my hope that he would realize that debate aside, I considered him a friend.
"...compared to his complete dismemberment after I saw how he tried to scam contributions with his little girl story."
I will ignore the "little girl" allusion, as I have already spoken to it. As for my brief mention of donors in that post, I was refering to - and tongue in cheek thanking, the donors I already have - many of whom are members of this Forum. Here's the quote of my words, let's look at it:
P. S. To my many donors out there, now you know what I do with your money !
No solicitation, no "please send me money" - a joke at my own expense and a tongue in cheek thanks to the donors I already have.
"I won't respond to him."
If only that were true. Again Freddy, I implore you to remove this thread from your Forum, at which time I will gladly go in and cancel my membership at Digital Girl. I am actually quite offended by this name calling, inuendo, and flaming - and as much as I like your Site, I will not be a part of a community that allows members to abuse other members in this fashion.
But I will NOT walk away from an attack on my character as ghastly has the ones Bill has leveled in these last few posts. The only way to stop this it seems would be to delete this entire thread. Do that, and I will gladly depart here forever.
YOURS -- Christopher Doyon
