[scottitude]

...And who was it that said newbies were treated fairly? ..I was sure that I read about newbies not being attacked...... :roll: maybe i'm daydreaming

Yaknow...I said before, to summarize, that newbies who are more interested in what they can get from the 'base rather than what they can share or bring to the 'base may feel "attacked". I likened it to a stranger walking in your door, heading straight for the kitchen, reaching for the fridge and saying "got any beer, dude?"

Forget the fact that he could have posted his negative comments in any one of the other FIVE THREADS he started, he started another one to bitch us out because the fridge was empty!

I haven't met too many 'basers in real life but I have met Rory and I have to say that if he got that upset, there's no doubt that "dl"'s outa line. Anyone who's got boots from the old days (before the onset and demise of Napster and the current trend of BitTorrents) probably has Rory to thank, directly or indirectly, for more than a few of their source recordings.

Also, "dl" was advised a while ago that we don't have a hotline to the hip and he should write them directly.

"dl" hasn't acted like a newbie, he's acted like a leech.

And 'Touque, I feel your pain, I really do. I can't offer much solace, but check your PMs.

~Scott