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"Robert Green" wrote:

Home Guy, I'll probably take a beating myself for saying this (fish got to
swim, scolds have to scold) but I'm sorry you took such a pounding. It's
uncalled for, especially over an apolitical issue like this.

Uh, to put it bluntly, and accurately, he started it. That's not me
beating on you, or HG, it's just a statement of fact. He posed his
questions and concerns poorly, withheld important information, and
declined to accept repeated reasonable advice from several knowledgeable
responders, insulting them in the process. Usenet doesn't tend to be a
"turn the other cheek" crowd.