You're correct, it was an opportunity to use this as an example of a similar posting tendency, nothing to do with your post at all.
And realize that I'm not "going after" you. I always enjoy your posts here. And the back and forth we have when we disagree, like in this instance.
Regarding this part of this post...
"Again, let's get this straight -- announcement of availability of a product seems to be ok; but going into other people's threads and spamming them with product is quite another." Doesn't Dr. Dave provide links back to his site and references to those links in virtually EVERY post that he makes in threads, not just threads started by him?
I am merely trying to point out the seemingly obvious comparison. And to wonder how it's OK in one case and not in the other.
Have a good day, Sean. I'll stop at this point, hoping I've made my point, and to not derail this thread any further.
And again, Dr. Dave, sorry for the hijack. I don't have a problem with you providing your links, or any of your contributions. I said it before, and I'll say it again, I really appreciate all the work you've done, and the help you provide here. I'm sure your new product is as amazing as the other stuff is.
justadub:
Thank you for acknowledging that, and thank you for the continued civility in your posts. I'll always return the favor, you know that.
As for the point you quoted, specifically to Dr. Dave's incessant linking (oftentimes to the *same* resource page, multiple times in a single sentence much less in a single post, no less), I'm surprised you don't recall the many occasions where I'd pointedly questioned Dr. Dave about that, what the purpose of it was and why he thinks it "necessary." He himself will tell you. I'm probably one of the most overt people on this topic -- incessant linking is not only unnecessary, but annoying and, actually, skirting the rules, as well. (Reference the sticky above about Mr. Wilson's new linking rules moving forward.) I don't actively pursue it as much as I used to, because I don't want to appear as a forum d*ck, and also, Dr. Dave continues to do it (and upped it a notch recently as well) probably to draw me out -- I won't play into that game.
To close, Geno's and Dr. Dave's products are both excellent. There is no favoritism going on here, nor axes to grind, nor even any consideration to someone's "background" or "education" as you tried to imply above. (I'm a pool player, remember, and our sport is rich with folks from all walks of life -- so I'm surprised you brought this up.) Instead, I'm trying to be as consistent with my message as I can, as an outspoken fellow reader-representative of these forums. I thank you for questioning my position, in the spirit of trying to point out any inconsistencies in my message.
I'm signing off as well, to go to a customer site to work on some Cisco big iron. Due to being sequestered in a data center, I'll be offline for pretty much most of the day, but I'll try to catch up with things when I get back later this evening.
Thank you again for the civil debate when we disagree. Have a great day yourself, and we'll chat again soon.
-Sean
