Cigarman you are entitled to your opinion. Over an Altbier on the weekend I'm sure we will discuss this and many others things! I look forward to it.

These 70 Flyertalkers, from FlyerTalk Badgeholder #1 down, are of course entitled to their opinion too:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/003584.html


The entire country of Australia comes to a complete halt in an hour's time for the 140th running of the Melbourne Cup. I wish I could have my money on such a clear favourite as DOC at 70 to 1 odds! Or 70:2 or 70:5 or wow, even 70:10. Those look about the true odds from where I sit. It is a no contest race.

Would Flyertalk be a better, more informed place to visit if the hollow carping and outright hostility of a few of the several 1000 FT users drove Doc away? I'll give 2000 to 1 odds on the concensus answer to that.

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"Hello all.
While I have chosen not to post for quite some time, I still
do lurk. I'm not sure why I am posting now...but perhaps to
set the record straight. I left the board because I felt harrassed
by one particular FT-er. It did not seem to be good use of my time
to continue as an active participant. Not enough fortitude on my
part, I guess! There are numerous NW staff
that follow FT with
great interest, though, so keep up the chat -
positive or negative.

Regards,
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Hello Mary Jo!

To say that it is GREAT to hear from you would be a tremendous understatement!

Please see also:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum35/HTML/000921.html

Hi, MJW. It is a joy to see you on board again and quite a coincidence as well. Only yesterday, while eating lunch at MSP, I was thinking of you and how helpful you have been to me in the past.

I am happy to report that my flight, DCA/MSP/SEA, was most delightful. We came in way ahead of schedule, the service was great and I met the most delightful seatmate on the DCA/MSP leg. We were also able to switch seats to sit together again on the MSP/SEA leg and then shared a ride into SEA. I have a feeling we'll be friends for a long time to come. What a nice flight.

I don't know you Doc, but I agree with you on this one. Doc says:
From: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/003661.html

That's right on target. How about taking the bickering off line, to private e-mail?

roberto donut like it wind you bash doc.

doc goes way back, like a first glass seet. he was ear before the nicotine-daddy.

Doc:

I think you post here showed a lack of class, actually I should correct that.

Low is still a class.

Mary Jo, posts a diplomatic post and you respond with a sly remark.

I guess when it comes to the quest for 1 million posts, you'll stoop to anything.

You may far more posts than Mary Jo, but when it comes to class you're outta her league.

Mary Jo, I'd be worried. That post from DOC almost sounds like he's stalking you on line...SCARY.

R0BERT0, Hi DOC! ANOTHER NEW IDENTITY? AREN"T THE OTHERS GETTING ENOUGH POSTS?

"Doc:

I think you post here showed a lack of class, actually I should correct that.

Low is still a class.

Mary Jo, posts a diplomatic post and you respond with a sly remark...."
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Boomer- You have seemingly GREATLY misunderstood my remark! I would have thought that you would know me better!

There was ABSOLUTELY nothing sly intended, nor do I have any reason to feel sly or whatever with regard to MJW in any way.

In fact, Mary Jo was the BEST thing going at NWA and I believe she tried VERY HARD to help me out in rectifying some serious issues I had ongoing with them.

Please DO NOT confuse my problems with NWA as problems with her.

Among other things I sought only to welcome her warmly and to apologize if I was such a harassing FT'er!

I've REread the post now a dozen times and still fail to see how this might have been misconstrued!

"Mary Jo, I'd be worried. That post from DOC almost sounds like he's stalking you on line...SCARY.
R0BERT0, Hi DOC! ANOTHER NEW IDENTITY? AREN"T THE OTHERS GETTING ENOUGH POSTS?"

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There is apparently no bottom to the levels you will ostensibly go with the incessant demo's of your great intellect and charm!

I only wish I had a nickel for each error you made in content & judgement - my retirement would be far richer!

But FT pays the price!

Good night all!

Phew this one is getting way over my head.

I can't personally see anything "sly" about someone wanting to contact another FT'er they clearly have met, had a lot of contact with, and wanted to ask a question of? Unless I have missed the point entirely, that is all that seems to have happened there with Doc's post? Punki also said Hi and thanks for all the help to the same person, but there does not seem to be a lynch mob after her.

And Cigarman .. the "stalking" comment is right over the top I feel, and if it were typed about me I'd be very angry. Your MonteCristo almost got a few "accidental" little pin holes inserted! Lucky it is in a metal tube - c'mon, that surely really was uncalled for? And as to Roberto, whomever he/she is, I wish someone had invented a domicile other than OZ for him! Can't he be from Peru? Roberto .... sounds Latin?

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Ozstamps,

The difference between Punki's post regarding MJW and Doc's is that Punki is most certaintly not the member who drove MJW away. I cannot say with 100% certainty that that member is doc, but I cannot think of who else she may be refering to.

That being said, and given doc's outright hostility towards NW, I found doc's response to MJW very strange.

Camera Guy. Thanks. All before my time here I'm sure, so will keep out of that one, as I have no knowledge at all of the background. Not knowing of any possible politics, (which wass the position I read it from) it really was a friendly and welcoming post, so could not fathom the reaction to it. But, I have never been to the NW Forum as I recall, so am sure others know more of the backgrund than I.

This to me hardly looked hostile or unfriendly:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum35/HTML/000921.html


I'll leave this well alone, and go back to watching the Melbourne Cup result, being replayed for the 5th time now! A fun day here in Australia.

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And to leave on a smiling note, I can just imagine DORIAN who wakes up any moment now (if he is in Switzerland still) and clears his email, and sees EIGHTEEN (so far!) e-mails from webflyer saying there has "been a response to his thread"!!!!!

He will be wondering what the HECK went on whilst he was sleeping. And when he gets down to here, I suspect he will still be wondering! How about that hunch Dorian??

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OZ, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum35/HTML/000317.html