Stand by whatever you want and tell me that my point was tangential, and un-necessary all you want.
Do
you think your point was necessary, after he had already done the repair and treatment you suggested? I never said your ideas to retorque were tangential. Your participation in a dialogue about the merits of various fastener lubricants was no more tangential than everyone else's; if I mischaracterized that I am sorry. I didn't mean to sound as if your advice or explanations to him were unappreciated or irrelevant. Since they were contributed after his tractor was operating properly, though, I have a hard time imagining how they could be construed as necessary. I think your advice was well-received and accepted. I know your tone was not. The two are distinct.
I'm certainly not criticizing you for the quality of your advice. I'm pointing out that you are being rude, impolite, and unfriendly. Even at that it's not a criticism, it's merely an observation, and one you have acknowledged. You seem, in my view, to be feeling justified and self-righteous about being a sacrificial martyr preaching the gospel of sound procedural diagnostics to an unaccepting, closed society of inbred Yanmar owners, and thus absolved from any social norms that prevail in the group, like being polite, friendly, and tolerant.
Your content isn't being attacked; your tone is inappropriate and not the way things typically go here. I don't understand that, since it only impacts you to the degree you choose to involve yourself. I've tried to be fair and honest and polite to you, and keep repeatedly pointing out that you have often been friendly and warm and polite to others less knowledgeable than yourself, but once you came here you seem bound and determined not to let things go, and just play nicely.
Criticise me all you want, but look at who started the; 'we're just having a friendly conversation here if that's alright with you' comment. It WASN'T me.
As I have mentioned, I am not wanting to criticize you. I am trying to keep this area a polite, civil, and friendly place for all, and point out misbehavior according to the rules this group typically follows. I think it is very clear that I pointed out I realize who it was who said something to spark your diatribes, so I don't know why you are referring to that:
I can see where you might have misunderstood Car Doc's comment about having a friendly conversation
As California mentioned, I think everybody here is welcoming and accepting of new blood, and I honestly do appreciate members at TBN who contribute in this arena and share insight or experiences we may not have. One of the reasons this section of the board is so successfully generally hinges on the fact that everyone here is so civil and welcoming to one another, even when they don't normally frequent this part of the board. Indeed, your first three posts exemplified that characteristic. Car Doc made a remark that you chose to interpret in a confrontational way, and the last couple pages have been, as RickyB described it, a
Typical multipage TBN thread; problem resolved, yet somebody is still dancing around the fire beating his chest claiming to be more 'right' than anyone else.
I do not absolve myself of being a prime instigator in continuing that trend, so this will be my last message on this thread, and hopefully the useful content of the thread will not be lost in my verbose ramblings.
