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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SHARK" data-source="post: 457270" data-attributes="member: 1131">Greetings!Folks, I'd like to think that I'm a reasonably intelligent fellow, but there is just something I'm not really getting in the half-dozen or more posts included here, especially between you guys in particular. What exactly are you guys arguing about, really? I must confess that I'm stretching to see how relevant it is to the thread that I started here. Other people have even complimented me on starting this thread, and engaging in a relevant, mature discussion about the subjects that BOVD covers, but many previous threads seemed to fail entirely to do. Many have found it interesting and refreshing, even. See what I'm saying?<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I'm sensing that this other discussion is increasingly poisonous, and less about substance. I'm not attacking either of you, but I might enjoy a clearly thought out explanation. I also have a suspicion that this tangental discussion has dissuaded others from posting their ideas to the thread. I would think that would be unfortunate. Certainly, I welcome everyone to contribute their thoughts and ideas. However, it seems to me that this tangent isn't really going anywhere, you know? There are some points that both of you have made that I agree with, and some that I don't. It remains though that this tangent isn't really accomplishing much, except to add gasoline to the conversation. Please, try and reorientate your discussion back to the thread's intent. If you desire, a clear explanation of your positions to me would be appreciated as well, as to what exactly you are saying, because I am confused at what precisely either of you are trying to say.Fair enough?Thankyou gentlemen.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Semper Fidelis,SHARK</blockquote>

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