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first... I have never once found you to be out of control... Yeah i've noticed a few conflicts here and there, that you might have been involved with, or put some words into... but... if you were speaking your mind, then you were speaking your mind.. you are Tug, you are our friend... you mind is something that we have to accept... you are a very active part of this jeep community. we like to have Tug in this community, we don't want PART of Tug.... we want Tug. if you have something to say, whether it will offend someone or not... it is what is part of YOUR mind. and YOUR mind is part of OUR community here... I think it is good for all of us to know what our active members think.
Recently, i've seen a few people getting upset about some arguments in these boards. If you ask me, most of them are not getting out of hand. There is a big difference between a discussion and an argument. I have notices much that people can discuss forever about stuff they agree with... but as soon as someone pops a peep that they DONT agree with something, everyone automatically thinks that there is and has to be loads of tension. a group of people speaking on opposing views is much more productive than peopole speaking on the same view. there will be information traded, expanding the views of each other, rather than simply restating facts back and forth.
I agree there should be no hostility in these rooms. But I also agree that "arguing" (so its called) is really not such a bad thing.... I will say that the personal attacks are quite childish. This is one thing that seems to come from the opposing discussions. Lighten up people... many of you need to realize that we are humans, with our own identities, and capable of personal thoughts. I encourage opposing discussions, or arguments if thats what you will call it... but I also encourage that people understand that that's all it is, an opinion, a view, a thought, an idea.... and we have all the right we want to oppose those views... but NO right to attact for those views.
So... back to topic... Tug, yeah maybe you have said a thing or two that I didn't agree with, or like... I can't quite think of anything right off the mind... I'm sure that others have as well... BUT... with anything being said that may have opposed my personal thoughts... NEVER has anyone here personally offended me. So Mr. n-Pull, I hope I am not alone when I say I will be accepting your offer for an apology. Though, I cannot accept your REASON for apology... you are a good role model for members to come and your words are priceless to us... this goes with ANY active member of this site... I thank all of you for taking the billion minutes to read my novel here. And thanks for all the help, as well as the appreciation for my help that we have traded during our time here.
PS... I know some of you will not agree with me on what I wrote here. And I encourage any of you to express your thoughts on it. We will never know each other if we don't know where each other stand[addsig]
