Re: [SL] Trend analysis

[Jeff R. <je...@jr...>]

Hi Ed

My apologies, maybe you genuinely didn't realize that your comment 
sounded juvenile to me, I guess I should have considered that before 
calling you childish. I sometimes forget that on the internet there are 
different cultures and nationalities and that not all of my childhood 
experiences were shared by all others.

I apologize to the list for de-railing this thread.

Where I grew up kids would use that pattern to try to make themselves 
look bigger or better, they would tell someone that they were about to 
give them something or do something nice but now that the other person 
had slighted them they were no longer willing to extend the friendship 
or gratuity. The truth was always that they had no intention of 
extending the gratuity in the first place but were only saying so to 
maliciously tease the other person.

It went sort of like this:

Billy calls Sally a boogerhead or some other such taunt.

Sally says "I was going to give you some of my candy at lunch but now 
I'm not going to"

The effort by Sally was to try to make Billy sorry for slighting Sally.

Billy may think Sally was telling the truth the first time it happens 
and apologize or suck up but quickly learns from experience that Sally 
isn't being genuine.

It was a childish game.

Jeff


Ed W wrote:
> Jeff Roberts wrote:
>   
>> Ed
>>   
>>     
>>> but until 10 minutes ago restarting support 
>>> was a serious possibility. 
>>>     
>>>       
>> Give me a break! Do you have any idea how childish that sounds?
>>   
>>     
>
> No?  I don't see why it would appear childish?
>
> Bottom line is that I have a business to run - this is not about which 
> is my favourite or any other nonsense - just cold hard, "what enables me 
> to get on with my job"
>
> Dieter asks "What are you still doing here".  This does not sound to me 
> like I'm being welcomed back no?
>
>   
>> Are you going to take your ball $$ and go home?
>>   
>>     
>
> Well that doesn't sound like you want me either?
>
> Yes - it's my money - I have to work very hard for it and yes I will 
> spend it where I get best value.
>
>   
>> You have 20K - 40K to spend on software but you're complaining on other 
>> lists about the SQL-Ledger then feigning hurt feelings when called on it?
>>   
>>     
>
> I have no idea where you are going with this?
>
> As I already said - SL is a fairly great bit of software and has got me 
> so far - now I have outgrown (SL 2.6) and I need to move to something 
> else.  Right now I have narrowed it down to TinyERP, SL, LSMB and 
> Hansaworld (big $$ package which I have since pretty much rejected).  I 
> need something sufficiently customised that I am prepared to spend some 
> money on it to get what I need
>
> However, whatever the reality, perhaps its just a language barrier or 
> whatever, but no matter why - I get a feeling of hostility from the SL 
> community and just like now I don't get a strong sense that I will do 
> well to risk the success of my business to some software where the 
> community following it is as hostile as you are
>
> "Complaining" is the word you used - actually if you followed the 
> conversation on the SL list (and read my private emails to Chris) then 
> you would see that I have spent most time complaining about LSMB - it 
> basically has most of the same problems (for me) as SL 2.6.
>
> So I'm not particularly "complaining" about SL, but lets be frank - it 
> does not suit my needs - why is this a problem to you though?  I still 
> think Dieter has built a great bit of software - it just doesn't suit 
> all my needs right now (2.6 remember)
>
>   
>> Grow up!
>>   
>>     
>
> Charming.
>
> Have I called you some names?  I think it's not me who is being childish?
>
> Ed W
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