vadim,
As Tal pointed out, this is not just my forum to help run and the rules were set up by all moderators.
Following what Tal said, please consider this your warning. Addressing me and making accusations against me ( or others) is not tolerated, nor warranted. If you have a problem with me as an individual please PM me and I will give you my e-mail address to use.
As for your latest posting, I am sorry you are offended but I am simply responding to your post and reminding you of the rules of the forum. In brief, I will respond to some of your points, but not in detail as I really do not wish to enter into a discourse with you. If I were not moderator I would not respond to this at all. As moderator, I feel it is my responsibility to respond to most threads.
A. yes, I have dealt with you before (and now) and from my end I did not have a good experience. That does not mean I will not allow you to post in the forum, but it does mean that I really would rather not deal with you myself.
B. I have never accused you of not being an expert (in English, ‘the’ implies “not the same level as”, where ‘an’ implies “overall”; I used ‘the’ to imply that Mr.Caza is at a higher level). I have reviewed my posts and never even hinted that you did not know what you were talking about. You, on the other hand, have treated me with nothing but disrespect, and have implied that I am not knowledgeable etc. You are an expert, but that does not mean others, including myself, are not allowed to disagree with you. This seems to be the biggest sticking point; the idea of agreeing to disagree.
C. I will not go check regulations to engage in a regulations battle with you. If you do not like or agree with my opinion, then simply ignore it. If you have the regulations memorized, congratulations.
D. I did not provide any info for the Webster/Nelson book; I did provide some photos ( those are the ones that are wrongly attributed to a Mr. Kirby-I am not sure who he is; also some original photos, all back in 1997-1998). All the writing was done by Mr. Webster and Mr. Nelson. If you have a problem with what they have written ( which you seem to, as you have posted your list) please contact them directly. I have the Schiffer publishing address if you need it.
E. As for the book that is being done now, please do not concern yourself with it. This is not a rude comment, but the book is not yours to really worry about. I mean no hostility, and if the book does not meet your approval, please do not purchase it. If you find this statement to be offensive, then I apologize.
F. Please start new threads if you wish to discuss new information; A proper title to this thread would have been “ Naval Uniforms in Webster / Nelson”.
On a side note, I notice how easily you criticize the book that is being worked on now for Schiffer, the Webster/Nelson book, and even the Hungarian book. I think that all these books help contribute to our hobby, help it grow, etc. Perhaps before being so quick to criticize others you should find a way yourself to help contribute in a positive way, rather than in a accusatory and overly critical way.
Please reread the forum rules once more, thank you.
DougD
Forum Moderator
As Tal pointed out, this is not just my forum to help run and the rules were set up by all moderators.
Following what Tal said, please consider this your warning. Addressing me and making accusations against me ( or others) is not tolerated, nor warranted. If you have a problem with me as an individual please PM me and I will give you my e-mail address to use.
As for your latest posting, I am sorry you are offended but I am simply responding to your post and reminding you of the rules of the forum. In brief, I will respond to some of your points, but not in detail as I really do not wish to enter into a discourse with you. If I were not moderator I would not respond to this at all. As moderator, I feel it is my responsibility to respond to most threads.
A. yes, I have dealt with you before (and now) and from my end I did not have a good experience. That does not mean I will not allow you to post in the forum, but it does mean that I really would rather not deal with you myself.
B. I have never accused you of not being an expert (in English, ‘the’ implies “not the same level as”, where ‘an’ implies “overall”; I used ‘the’ to imply that Mr.Caza is at a higher level). I have reviewed my posts and never even hinted that you did not know what you were talking about. You, on the other hand, have treated me with nothing but disrespect, and have implied that I am not knowledgeable etc. You are an expert, but that does not mean others, including myself, are not allowed to disagree with you. This seems to be the biggest sticking point; the idea of agreeing to disagree.
C. I will not go check regulations to engage in a regulations battle with you. If you do not like or agree with my opinion, then simply ignore it. If you have the regulations memorized, congratulations.
D. I did not provide any info for the Webster/Nelson book; I did provide some photos ( those are the ones that are wrongly attributed to a Mr. Kirby-I am not sure who he is; also some original photos, all back in 1997-1998). All the writing was done by Mr. Webster and Mr. Nelson. If you have a problem with what they have written ( which you seem to, as you have posted your list) please contact them directly. I have the Schiffer publishing address if you need it.
E. As for the book that is being done now, please do not concern yourself with it. This is not a rude comment, but the book is not yours to really worry about. I mean no hostility, and if the book does not meet your approval, please do not purchase it. If you find this statement to be offensive, then I apologize.
F. Please start new threads if you wish to discuss new information; A proper title to this thread would have been “ Naval Uniforms in Webster / Nelson”.
On a side note, I notice how easily you criticize the book that is being worked on now for Schiffer, the Webster/Nelson book, and even the Hungarian book. I think that all these books help contribute to our hobby, help it grow, etc. Perhaps before being so quick to criticize others you should find a way yourself to help contribute in a positive way, rather than in a accusatory and overly critical way.
Please reread the forum rules once more, thank you.
DougD
Forum Moderator
