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In every form of human discourse, there are those who tend to take offense at anything that is counter to their personal values. There are others who tend to take things with a "grain of salt." Also in a forum such is this, there is an ebb and flow of personalities and information. Now, there are those who chided Jesus Christ for associating with publicans and sinners(tax collectors and prostitutes and the like)and this ultimately caused enough dissent among his fellowmen that they deciced he should die for his perceived lack of propriety. There are those who have been here long enough to develop certain "relationships." I certainly have had my feelings tromped on many times, but I have weighed the advantages over the disadvantages. I have maintained email correspondence with many of the participants here. I have learned much and I have also helped many people with the same problems I have expereienced. This board is moderated, and tends to police itself. We don't tolerate pornography and the moderator doesn't tolerate inappropriate language. Feuds and flames are deleted. ISP addresses are posted so that trolls are minimized. A few cowardly folks will post criticism without email addresses or names. If you believe it and say it, you ought to be man or woman enough to claim it. I have learned that self-deprecation is OK, and have tolerated those who like to have fun at "my expense," as it were. This is good-natured(usually) ribbing such as neighbors often do. The internet is a funny place where nuance and experession are reduced to code and tone and inflection are open to personal interpretation. You can't get too involved in it. I do not drink. I am not a drunk. I don't think Dave#1 is a drunk either. But I am not going to condemn his because he likes folks to think he is a party animal. If you stay here long enough, things will settle down and you can read all you want to about serial numbers and 12-volt conversions and even follow my long-suffering 8N restoration to its ultimate conclusion. Just as neighbors who gather at the country store or local diner to shoot the bull, this forum provides a place for us to garner information and have a little bit of fun as well. So, if you go or if you stay is up to you. You don't owe anybody here anything, nor does anyone here owe you anything. I personally think it would cutting off your nose to spite your face, but it's your nose. Having said all of that, how much do you want for the tractor?
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