Nah not quite enough. Let's REALLY fill him in on who he would be dealing with should he want to buy parts for his project. Well ............. welcome to the ASA continuing saga of soap opera affairs.
Robert Bass is a long time trouble maker here in ASA. He's insulted just about anyone and everyone who takes any position that even slightly opposes his. He takes swipes at people and then when they respond and get angry at his arrogance and snotty attitude, he will then stand aloof and say they are the cause.
Many years ago, he was ousted from an aviation group for doing the very same thing that he does here. So my description of his attitude and methods now ...... is documented in posts made all those years ago by a number of other people, in almost the very same words. In other words, he does it on purpose. He has called peoples employers to try to get them in trouble and has called various other entities to get people in trouble, claiming they were not properly installing alarms. He has been caught canceling other people posts and posting to competitors web sites under the name of members of this group, that he doesn't get along with. A nasty, sneaky SOB, to say the least. He's even reported someone to one of the aviation boards for flying while intoxicated, yet had no proof. In other words, because he had a disagreement in the news group, he tried to get even by getting the other person barred from flying.
Bass's sole and only purpose here is to promote and sell equipment from his web site. He ridicules anyone who thinks that he shouldn't be doing that and constantly belittles alarm installers. The original FAQ of the group said that there should be no advertising, but he ignores that. The original founder of the group Steve Rykman left the group in total frustration many years ago, because of the futility of trying to make the group a peaceful place with out it being moderated. The turmoil was over Bass insisting on advertising his web site to end users and his arrogant attitude towards installers who do this for a living. Bass continuously mocks installers so as to make it appear that all end users can install systems easily. Unfortunately, Steve finally left.
The problem with what he does here is, it disrupts the group so much and no one comes here to add to the conversation and those that do, without seeing the past history of *why* ............ only see the disruption that I or anyone who outwardly opposes him causes, and it only looks like we and not Bass, who's the cause of the carnage. Again, the past turmoil that occurred in the aviation group was of the same nature as occurs here. So it's not just a coincidence that in both groups that he's in, that it's like this.
At present all is pretty calm because everyone pretty much lets him get away with what ever egotistical and pompous posts he makes. Most don't like what he does here but many wont join in any attempt to sanction him for any reason. By the way, privately (by e-mail) they just plain don't like him, but they're just too laid back to get involved with trying to put him in his place. I cannot count the number of people who no longer come here because of what this man has caused in this group. I would estimate forty or fifty people, at the least.
Just thought I'd fill you in a little. I've been here for about 7 years and Bass is just one of those people that, it it were real life, you'd leave any group he was involved with, because you'd likely wind up being put away for assault. He's an instigator and a purveyor of turmoil wherever he goes.
If you'd like references to do some searches on past events, just let me know. He's a nasty arrogant lying SOB and a Google search will prove it. Unfortunately in such groups as this, people like yourself don't have the history of misfits like this and can be easily taken in by his slimey offerings of help. He's had repeated complaints against him and repeated claims of no response to emails, when his customers need help.
Beware and buy elsewhere. You"ve got nothing to lose by going somewhere else for you equipment.
Jim