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Originally Posted by rfaller
dont worry about it big-al-d-88, "88coupe is a complete jerk. he treats everyone that way. its a shame too because he really seems to know his oldsmobiles.but he cant be civil with anyone so people just dont listen. its people like him that ruin sites like this.i'm guessing he got beat up alot as a kid.
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There is a difference between just seeming to have bad manners and blunt in your responses; and actually name calling and making personal opinions about people. In my opinion, calling someone a jerk or implying that they got beat up as a kid is closer to an action that would ruin a site or cause "flaming". At any rate, you probably could have sent big al a pm to tell him this instead of posting your opinion publicly. It is better to use the pm option when we feel it is neccessary to get personal. I have spoken personally with Norm on the phone about a problem I had with my project and I really don't think he is trying to degrade any person. He thinks analytically and answers specifically without any broad comments or statements. Your recommendation to not listen to him (read his comments) would probably be the best for you if his posting style makes you uncomfortable. I am posting this both as a personal response to you but also as a general statement to all of our members, we can remain civil without making personal comments or suggestions, I hope. Notice how Olds64's reply about the special olympics to Norm was in a way that was sort of light hearted, and Norm's response a kind of tongue-in-cheek statement about not being able to answer a legitimate question; to which Jesse simply did not reply. A little light hearted but fair dialogue that didn't degrade to name calling.