Well said Tjaart, I agree 95% (I would not have been so polite)

I am also trying (hard) to find a reason to stay "subscribbled"

Even though I don't have much spare time since I left Greece,
I always find the time to read Bob's posts.
He is (was) one of the most helpful people on the list

I ask that he reconsiders his decision to leave the list.

Peter Cousens


Tjaart van der Walt wrote:

> By succeeding in pissing Bob off enough to make him unsubscribe,
> you guys have pissed in many people's bath water. Well done.
> Let's see...Andy Warren, John Payson, Bob Blick. Hmmm. I also
> haven't seen anything by Dmitry over the past months either.
> Instead of this self-righteous attitude, the right thing would
> be to beg Bob to subscribble again.
>
> I met Bob about three weeks ago, and he is by far the most
> generous person I have ever met. If you asked Bob for it,
> he'd give you the shirt off his back.
>
> I have, over the past few weeks, considered unsubscribble-ing
> myself. There are many of the PIClisters who just don't know
> when to shut the fuck up. There is a point in an OT thread
> where you have to realise that the thread is dead, or doesn't
> belong on the PIClist. At this point, hold your seat, close
> your eyes, *and shut the fuck up*.
>
> I have also sent my share of OT's, but have always tried to
> keep it to no more than two or so postings. I will also not
> respond to any replies to this post unless it it private.
>
> By week-end, I'll probably also unsubscribble pukelist. I've
> met so many really knowlegdeable and really nice people, but
> the A/HP (asshole-to-helpfull-person) ratio is getting too high.
>
> --
> Tjaart van der Walt