[MHml] Proas & rude people.

[Rob Denney]

>G'day,

><Rob Denney wrote.
><2) It would be interesting to know how many professional designers
><are on this list to give away their hard earned knowledge to their
><competition and customers as you suggest;, how many because they see
><it as a cheap forum for advertising or defending their designs; and
><how many who just like chatting about boats.   My guess is zero,
><almost all and almost zero.
>
Kerry Thomas
Altair Marine Limited
Marine and Business Services
Projects, Maintenance, Design, Technical writing.

called my post  "Wrong, rude, and uncalled for".

Wrong? I presume you think "is zero, almost all and almost zero" is 
incorrect?  Maybe, maybe not, but most of your post, and your 
signature, indicates you are in the  "almost all" category.  Nothing 
wrong with this, but let's be honest about it.
Rude?  Your skin is even thinner than Tony's.
Uncalled for?  Tony made some comments, I thought he was wrong and 
responded.  How much more "calling" do you want, or are you also 
trying to censor the list so that only nice things are said about 
designers?


Apart from proving that what I wrote is correct, you have 
misconstrued my meaning.  I was not criticizing designers, nor their 
presence on the list.  It is great to have them.
My point was that we should not be putting them on a pedstal,in 
return for whatever free information we can suck out of them.   They 
should be (and almost always are) prepared to take the heat if they 
are wrong, or their boats have problems, or for not answering list 
related questions, as per Richard and Joe.  They should also be paid 
if they are asked for, and they provide, valuable information.


Regards,

Rob