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Originally Posted by bingle
bowerbird is obviously a person with strong feelings about many topics. He has a grating way of expressing himself - he occasionally pushes boundaries just to challenge them, or as a statement.
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I don't really want to spend any more time talking about a person who decided for himself that it'd be best to leave our community; still, one thing I need to point out. Everyone may (and is encouraged to) have his own opinion or feelings about a topic; but it's important to remain civil and respectful to others - otherwise, this community would be destined to fail. Bb has not shown this required civility. He attacked respected MobileRead members, and he ignored opinions of others by simply dismissing them as "nonsense" and "speculation." Worse, when others didn't immediately agree with him, he openly questioned their intelligence.
He ranted, completely unasked for, against David and Robert of TeleRead, both whom we highly respect and owe a great deal. He called theirs and our reporting about the Amazon Kindle a "sham", "lies" and "dirty journalism", unfounded accusations that we obviously don't take lightly.
Despite everything, we tried to remain understanding. We asked him to be polite. Instead, he blasted at us and continued his verbal assaults.
In future, should this situation arise again (let's hope not
), we'll act more promptly. We owe it to everyone who joined MobileRead to engadge in pleasant and friendly conversations, without rants and personal attacks.
Alexander