INFO: The latest from Symantec - "Winfixer"

Gasp!!! An outright flame!!! Impressive.

My, my... "Touchy", ain't we?? Have you got something against security professionals as well??

Ahhh.. I see... Posting a warning about a security risk isn't appreciated. I'll keep that in mind. And who exactly is harrassing (flaming) whom??

Difficult to say. I'm not a huge "fan" of any particular actress (do they call them *all* actors now?) I like Gwyneth Paltrow's work. Judy Dench. Helen Mirren. It's interesting that you would mention the Hinckley/Foster thing. I do like some of her work and only recently saw a French film in which she had a minor role (A Very Long Engagement). I would recommend seeing that film (if you don't mind sub-titles).

Hmmm! Let's see... That's "how many flames" you've posted now?? It's pretty darn easy to slip in to something like this, isn't it?? Now try imagining someone calling you a "liar" and a "counter clerk" with absolutely nothing to substantiate their claims. Someone that offers advice based on his "many years of installation experience" and then tries to peddle his DIY mantra in a group primarily comprised of alarm professionals. Add the anonymity of Usenet to the mix and see what you get...

Am I stalking Robert?? To be honest, that did have something to do with it in when I first started posting here. I was curious as to how he behaved in other forums. I mean I'd seen some of the stuff on Google, but I had anticipated that perhaps that was an abberation... an anomally... something in the past that he'd rather forget about and move on from... He's managed to piss off a lot of people over the years. It's interesting that he doesn't have to be gone long for people to notice that things are "different".

He behaves here quite differently as well. But then, I would expect that since most of you represent his actual "market". If you look at my original "debut" into this group, I was merely asking a question. It didn't help matters that I was (at that time) actively engaged in attacking him in another forum, and, in retrospect, I should have "kept my yap shut", and looked up the reference instead of asking him. About a year ago, I had a hard look at what I was doing in ASA. I was, quite frankly, ashamed of my behaviour. I realized that the person that was attacking Robert at every opportunity was not the person I was in real life. Usenet tends to be able to muddy behavioural boundaries. It's really easy to fall into the "group mentality" (by that I mean the "gang" related mind-set). I didn't like what I saw and have decided to limit myself to asking Robert to provide proof of his often outrageous remarks and simply refrain from outright flaming him. There is a huge difference between telling the truth (or pointing it out) and flaming an individual.

These days, I feel much better about myself. Robert's posts still attract my attention but I don't let him get under my skin like I used to. I realize his "issues" are far more intense than anything I have to deal with today or have had to deal with in the past. I also sincerely doubt that Robert will ever change.

The subject line of this thread had to do with "Winfixer". The fact that it's still an active issue with Robert's site (and that he refuses to acknowledge it) was of concern to me because he posts the link to his site all the time. Mr. Fuhrmann has been far more honest about the situation (and his feelings) than you and Mr. Green, who have decided to twist what I've said into a personal attack on me. Some of my remarks in response have been on the edge, and I apologize. I've tried to keep them on the light side and hope that's come across (this isn't the best medium by which to transmit sarcasm, subtle or otherwise).