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Message: [QUOTE="Paul Rogers, post: 229155, member: 143535"] Mark: [i]"Regardless of whether or not I "answered the question incorrectly"--and it appears that I have (my apologies)--I have the right to respond as I see fit to anything posted, as long as my responses are not obscene or disrespectful, which is what I did. I am not out-of-line for doing that, so please do not try to shame me for expressing myself just as everybody else does."[/i] I would refer you to an earlier comment that you made to me on this thread, as follows:[indent]I would add that, if one posts something that is inconsistent, illogical or just plain incorrect, one should expect to be challenged (as I have been so challenged in the past). I was certainly neither obscene nor disrespectful, although avoiding the use of personal invective did cost me some considerable effort. [i]"Also, please do not bring intelligence into this, as it is irrelevant. That only shows that one person is attempting to strike blows at the character of another instead of addressing issues (whether intended or not, that's the way it appears), and for what? It isn't worth it. Such a comment was not necessary and should not have been made."[/i] Actually, [i]I[/i] didn't bring your intelligence into this thread: [i]you[/i] did. An earlier post from yourself stated:[indent]I fail to see how my comment, which merely repeated one of your own, falls under the heading of: "...attempting to strike blows at the character of another..." [i]"Paul, instead of criticizing me for being "wrong" and then cutting into me for comments or allusions that I'd made, why didn't you just calmly and simply inquire as to what I was referring? That would have been more productive and less ugly. Others have done that with me before and I have politely come back and explained my comments, without incident."[/i] As it was obvious what you were referring to and therefore no clarification was required, I chose to - calmly and simply - point out your error. I am sure that you would have gladly done me a similar service, had I been the one in error.[/indent][/indent] [/QUOTE]

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