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>>>> Craig - you are a class act all the way around. <<<<

It's going to go to his head if we keep on telling him this Ray!

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>>>> "Looks like I will be able to spend a little time back noodling..." <<<<

'Noodling'??

Ray you are one tough cookie!

Thanks to all for the warm return welcome after the 3 day, self imposed exile. You guys really settled things quickly !

As for going to my head - having been a member here for almost 2 years, I have seen first hand how long THAT lasts ....

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Craig - you are a class act all the way around.

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That's funny. He doesn't look fat in the pictures.

We have a magic camera which subtracts 100 pounds...

Craig,

Hopefully you will see this post. First I want to say welcome back my friend.

Second, if it weren't for you, my knowledge of subwoofers would probably be about zip. Well ok, not zip, but far less that's for sure.

You're a hugh asset to any forum in which you belong, despite some of the hell you've been put through; And your presence here is invaluable in my humble opinion.

Thanks for your time, thanks for your knowledge, and thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us. I assure you, it is very well appreciated by more of us, then of those who don't.

You're a good man, and I look forward to your future tests/reviews.



Sutter

Amen to that!

I agree, Sutter. Without reading Craig's numerous posts on subwoofers, I too, would know very little. I appreciate his knowledge and willingness to share. It made narrowing down my subwoofer purchase a bit easier.

This was passed along to me at work today, and with all of the insanity at AVS these days it seemed appropriate to post it here. Apologies in advance to anyone who may have seen this before...

The following is a list of instructions on how to debate on the internet.

1. Turn someone’s generality into an absolute. For example, if someone makes a general statement that Americans celebrate Christmas, point out that some people are Jewish and so anyone who thinks that ALL Americans celebrate Christmas is stupid. (Bonus points for accusing the person of being anti-Semitic.)
2. Turn someone’s factual statements into implied preferences. For example, if someone mentions that not all Catholic priests are pedophiles, accuse the person who said it of siding with pedophiles.
3. Turn factual statements into implied equivalents. For example, if someone says that Ghandi didn’t eat cows, accuse the person of stupidly implying that cows deserve equal billing with Gandhi.
4. Omit key words. For example, if someone says that people can’t eat rocks, accuse the person of being stupid for suggesting that people can’t eat. Bonus points for arguing that some people CAN eat pebbles if they try hard enough.
5. Assume the dumbest interpretation. For example, if someone says that he can run a mile in 12 minutes, assume he means it happens underwater and argue that no one can hold his breath that long.
6. Hallucinate entirely different points. For example, if someone says apples grow on trees, accuse him of saying snakes have arms and then point out how stupid that is.
7. Use the intellectual laziness card. For example, if someone says that ice is cold, recommend that he take graduate courses in chemistry and meteorology before jumping to stupid conclusions that display a complete ignorance of the complexity of ice.
   

All good points, but I would add:

8. Turn a subjective, comparative opinion into an objective, absolute fact. For example, if someone says they prefer speaker A to speaker B, accuse the person of saying speaker B is crap.