[Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement

[Al Balmer]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:07:50 -0600, "Dora Smith"
<tiggernut24 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>I took offense too, Tim.  

If you took offense at the Aquagirl posting, that's OK. You were
supposed to. That's why she posted it. Standard troll procedure.

> No, claiming we're too thin skinned will not get 
>you off the hook.

Who, Tim? For calling a troll a troll? Perhaps you don't know what the
term means in internet forums?
>
>Didn't find out what the original issue is, but there are enough people 
>being rude in this discussion.
>
>Yours,
>Dora Smith
>Austin, TX
>tiggernut24 at yahoo.com
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tim Jokela Jr." <tjokela at execulink.com>
>To: "John Teague" <volgems at icx.net>; "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list 
>for rock and gem collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement
>
>
>> Lol you guys need to chill.
>>
>> John, do you know what a troll is? "Aquamatrixgirl" is a pure, perfect, 
>> textbook definition of troll... and trolls get pwned hard on the internet.
>>
>> Honestly, people are so thin-skinned it's getting totally ridiculous... 
>> does nobody remember the "sticks and stones" song from grade school?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> T
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Teague" <volgems at icx.net>
>> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
>> <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement
>>
>>
>>> Tim,
>>>
>>> Do you fell that the "mindless troll" comment was necessary?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>From: "Tim Jokela Jr." <tjokela at execulink.com>
>>>>Sent: Feb 18, 2009 3:02 PM
>>>>To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
>>>><rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>>>Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement
>>>>
>>>>I might respond if you were to sign your real name, mindless troll.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Tim Jokela Jr.
>>>>
>>>>tjokela at execulink.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: <Aquamatrixgirl at aol.com>
>>>>To: <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:52 PM
>>>>Subject: [Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Are all you people for real? Why on earth would you be upset by a free
>>>>> supplement to go with your magazine? The Texas Collectors paid for it 
>>>>> in
>>>>> full,
>>>>> your money for the subscription had nothing to do with the supplement 
>>>>> at
>>>>> all. If
>>>>> you don't like it, or the people, whom I suspect none of you know, then
>>>>> throw
>>>>> it  away.
>>>>> But I heard at the Tucson show that it is one of the highest praised
>>>>> supplements and other groups are considering adding their own.
>>>>> Someone from Europe told me they are thinking of doing an MR 
>>>>> supplement.
>>>>> Are
>>>>> you prepared to rip apart all of them too? What a lousy attitude you 
>>>>> all
>>>>> take and it is shameful that you think all Texans are idle rich. Talk
>>>>> about
>>>>> snobs, stuck up mineral neophytes are what some of you are.
>>>>> You make yourself look and sound ridiculous. Why on earth are Texas
>>>>> collectors supposed to only collect Texas rocks and show only those in 
>>>>> a
>>>>> supplement
>>>>> THEY pay for? They have strong groups of mineral minded people that 
>>>>> share
>>>>> with
>>>>> the mineral community as I saw in Tucson.
>>>>> I don't recall any of you putting in a display to share and educate?
>>>>> You all bore me with your self serving and vicious attitude.
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Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ