Gill Passman wrote:
Altum wrote:
carlrs wrote:


By the way, I am not saying that you are anyone else at TFA do not know
what they doing, in fact quite the opposite, that is why I still read
there and provide links from some of my blogs to NetMax's site such as
here http://aquarium-info.blogspot.com/


Carl, you were flamed in one thread by one person for your suggestion
that a newbie who was asking about basic goldfish husbandry purchase an
expensive, high-tech UV sterilizer. The person who flamed you said in
a later post in the same thread that he respects your knowledge and
experience. I don't understand why you keep mentioning the incident on
Usenet. We ALL get flamed at some time or another - you can't take it
personally. You are always welcome to post in TFA.

--Altum



I will second this...having missed the post in question on TFA I was
always a little confused as to your hurt.....or maybe I saw it as just
part of an educated debate (or fact of life) and skimmed over it (even
as a moderator)......I don't believe that anyone made you less than very
welcome on TFA and some of us have actually missed you....flame wars
happen on Usenet and on a lot of other forums not just TFA....just a
fact of life and one that we all learn to deal with....and I would hope
that it is a question that TFA deals with with a little more maturity
than some groups.....none of us have ever said that you are not
welcome....in fact the opposite is the case....anyone with your
experience is always welcome....now if you get a little bit too
commercial for the tastes of some of our posters then they can take you
to task if they wish and you can defend yourself.....none of this
acutally goes against the moderation policy of the group and if any
flaming gets a little too hot it should go to personal email ....but
this is not censorship - just a suggestion....

I understand that you may well have been hurt by someone taking you to
task.....but a little bit of a thicker skin and appreciation that your
knowledge and experience is valued might be a better way to
go....additionally if you felt hurt by a post a quick email to the
owners/moderators of the group might have been a good way to address the
hurt......anyway, if you want to come back to TFA we will welcome you.....

Gill

Actually I never left, I still read there as there are so many well
informed aquarists at TFA from Altum, NetMax, yourself, Mister Gardner,
and MANY others.

Your points are well taken, I should have dropped an email and
explained my thoughts.
As for the thicker skin, it was more based on how I felt based on my
comments vs others, wrong or right on my part. I would also state that
I will also admit to being over sensitive to this issue, but based on
my place in life right now vs where I was 5 years ago, that explains
some of this without going into further explaination.

Thanks for your honest thoughts, Altums, and denize's rather humerous
reponse.

Carl