<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JeremyZ:
Listen, I'm 29 years old, and even I find the lack of maturity here astounding.
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But, frankly, you're right, Randy runs them more as clubs. If you expected impartiality and a "business" approach, it would have been absolutely astonishing to see the reference to NJDavid in the March InsideFlyer without the reporter's acknowledging his relationship to Randy and his contribution to Randy's businesses. You would think it was a horrific violation of journalistic ethics. But that's only if you think of IF and FT as businesses . . . 
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For someone who claims to be mature, you're sure sounding like an idiot.
My "relationship to Randy" is he is someone who I talk to maybe 10 times a year, who I often do not agree with but who I respect a great deal, and someone who I and two other Flyertalkers bought the "Flyertalk" domain for and presented it to at an event called "PIP" (while you probably were still in diapers). We did so in appreciation of his efforts on behalf of our community - the community of frequent flyers.
Regarding the article, one of his reporters called me and I answered his questions. Period.
You know, as a guest in someone's house, I wouldn't throw too many stones at my host. If I were upset, I'd just leave.
[This message has been edited by NJDavid (edited 03-07-2003).]