[W126 Coupe] Clearing up confusion about the "new" MBcoupesmailing list & web forum

[Jay Hirsch]

humor:  the quality of being amusing or comic

 Most people did not  find your remark amusing or  humorous, even if you did.  
Your remark left me bewildered.

all  the best in the future but as  for being a comic do not quit your day job

Jay H

On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:40 PM, James Oosthuizen wrote:


> Dan,

> You don't need to warn me twice :-)

> I get your message loud and clear.

> 

> The thoughts of the handful of people who made personal comments directed at

> me is affirmed by the silence of the rest of the group.

> 

> I just don't get how a generalized attempt at humor by stripping one word

> "Yes" could justify personal attacks at me. It is not like I repeatedly

> vomited bouts of verbal diarrhea from my septic soul. Furthermore I have

> never attacked anyone personally as it's not my nature to do so....contrary

> to what some insinuate from what they grab out of thin thin air....yes that

> is very thin air. Not sure, why I find humor in that as I realize that mine

> sucks.

> 

> That assumption of insinuation I take from words that were used by some to

> describe me.  Those words were based on a few sentences written by me in one

> single post. 

> 

> To go back a little further...

> 

> During the recent off topic thrashings regarding web domain(s), there was

> sense of confusion in the air as to the future direction of the current SEC 

> website even though the decisions had already been made to which direction

> would be taken. I took the opportunity of terrorizing a single word into

> submission even though I full well knew what that word meant in the context

> that it was written in. Enlighten the thick air into thinner air maybe....I

> know, that's not funny either.

> 

> My succulent humor is my forte. I find humor in how that sucks as well as

> it's obviously not interesting or enjoyable. On the other hand, maybe I am a

> watermelon as I wouldn't describe myself as a hunk of beef. Yes, I

> understand that hunk is the wrong word but it fits well.

> 

> Anyway to clarify I do use words that some or most, as I have come to learn,

> find offensive. I don't think people should get offended when they share in

> a community like this unless a word or phrase is directed at a person or

> group in an attempt to degrade. After all it's not like I use four or three

> letter words for that matter (yes...even that makes me smile) habitually and

> in repeat succession.

> 

> On that note, I accept the decision of the majority as you correctly point

> out and will delete myself from this list after this final post. I enjoyed

> this forum for 10 or 11 years and learnt a lot. There are some very nice

> people here that I sadly never got to meet...sigh of relief I detect from

> some. See I find humor in that as well. Not sarcasm, I have no need for that

> right now :-)

> 

> I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy those SEC's and whatever else

> interesting that you drive and play with. I will certainly continue to enjoy

> my toys.

> 

> I still enjoy my SL600 that I happened to beat Satish in the same auction

> that we were bidding on....we never knew until after it was over that we

> were in a bidding war. Not sure if that was '99 or 2000. 

> 

> Take care and may the car gods be good to you all.

> 

> Final mbcoupes greetings

> Hein

> 

> 

> 

> Clearing up confusion about the "new" MBcoupesmailing list & web forum

> 

> No venom intended, Hein. Just a warning that clearly the great majority 

> of the readers here did not take what you said as humorous, no matter 

> how good your intentions. My choice of the word "moderation" referred 

> specifically to the fact that if we go a different list format, 

> subscribers who persist in rude behavior will soon find that they are 

> placed "on moderation" and their messages will have be approved before 

> being released to the general readership. I currently manage six such 

> lists and that technique works just fine.

> 

> 

> 

> 

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