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Originally posted by Ranger
Golly Jim. Your second line says that you do not want discussions to degrade between us. Then you last paragraph sonds like the last line in a Dear John letter. I have no idea what to make of this.
If not degrading was your mission, I hope I never see your bad side. You don't need to "believe" me. You don't need to put "credence" to my ideas. If I have pulled your "chain" show me where, and I will punish myself. Just how the heck am I supposed to know about this chain pulling you are so paranoid about? Show me anything I have said that is so flawed that my credibility should be questioned. Even in your last paragraph you said that I sound learned but there is something (I don't know what!) wrong with my writing style. Why can't I just be me?
This is amazing and uncivil. I am totally new here. This is the first month I have posted on this board, or any other, and I am nothing without a pedigree and registration number. Sadly, it seems that I have committed the cardinal sin of offering some good mechanics advice to a guy named Jim Porter. Are you only able to give advice? You may be an expert on baseball but you most certainly are not the right person to ride the welcome wagon. You have made me feel bad.
So now you want me to give you a bunch of personal information or I am a nobody?
Jim, I said I was sorry in my last post. I have wanted to talk about baseball but you want to talk about personal stuff. I can hardly believe that I am apologizing again. I am sorry. I really did not know these rules.
From now on I will be a nobody. I will stay in formation like a good soldier. I will not speak of my years in the game or my experience as an umpire. I will not expect you and your friends to respond to anything I say. Will that plaese you?
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My post was intended to make you aware that there have been problems in the past with posters who "pose" as so-called D1 umpires under anonymous pseudonyms. I didn't claim you did anything wrong. There's nothing uncivil about informing you of problems.
Your response leaves me a little confused.
I did not insult you, or make you feel unwelcome. I told you that we have had problems in the past with anonymous posters posing as D1 umpires. That's not your fault, as I pointed out. But it is a problem.
I would love it if you could be another authoritative source on the Internet. The more the merrier. My wish is that you will privately e-mail Mr. Childress or myself, where we will keep your identity a secret, and respect the privacy of your information. This is not, in my opinion, an unreasonable request. Especially considering the problems of anonymous posters posing as D1 umpires when they aren't.
There's nothing personal about this. I'm sorry if it makes you feel so upset. I meant it when I said, "thank you for your thoughts." I wasn't being sarcastic, as you apparently took it. I learned from you. I agreed with you when I felt you were right.
It is unfortunate that a few people have spoiled Internet message boards for umpires with their shenanigans. It is unfortunate that we must be suspect of any anonymous poster claiming to be a high-ranking college umpire. It is unfortunate that you must bear the responsibility of e-mailing someone privately just to prove who you are. But there have been so many problems that it is necessary. Otherwise you will not be taken seriously. And I
want to take you seriously. Others in this forum
want to take you seriously. We
want you to really be a D1 umpire.
We're not asking for a pedigree. All we're asking for is that you e-mail one of us privately, so we know you're not just another anonymous poster playing games. That's not an unreasonable request, unless you're playing games.
I wish you well. I want nothing but the best for you and this forum. I hope you will consider our request.