[filmscanners] RE: Hello/ routine question

["Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>]

Arthur,

> Your description of your scanner's abilities don't make it any less
> "arcane".

I don’t believe I said otherwise, now did I?  I KNOW my scanner is arcane.
It still works just fine, so for now, there is no need to seek another
scanner.  Some day, the time will come though, unless I buy a bunch of them
and store them away to bring out when one goes bad.  I think I’ll pass on
that...but I do want to get another one to be able to use two.

> Don't think for a minute I didn't clearly "get" the "dig" in your
> comment: "I'm sure the original poster is glad you have knowledge of
> "arcane" consumer level scanners  [;-)] ."

Well, you DO come up with information about arcane things.  I believe there’
s countless examples of that on this list alone!

> The fact that the only way you can cope with having your misinformation

I was unfamiliar with THAT exact scanner (which in my book that scanner is
an anomaly, as far as scanner design goes), and responded in a general way,
that for most scanners, would have probably been a very reasonable response.
I even said in the post I was unfamiliar with the scanner by saying “unless
it’s an older scanner”...  and knew I wasn’t an authority on it by saying “I
don’t believe...” “it should be no difference”.  I did not claim to be an
authority on THAT scanner.

> corrected by someone is to belittle the person's knowledge,

I give you not only a polite “thanks for the correction”, but also a
respectful compliment as to your knowledge of something that most people (at
least that I know) don’t have knowledge about...and I learned something
from...and you take it as belittling.  It was absolutely not meant to
belittle you in any way, shape or form.  I EVEN included a “;-)” which is
used as a friendly gesture.

> and your
> need to compensate for your fragile ego by bragging about the mechanical
> devices you own, is frankly, your problem.

You are way out of line here, and I really think you should take a step
back.  I hardly have a fragile ego, and I certainly don’t brag.  It’s not in
my character, though you may construe things as such, that does not mean
they are.  I have been VERY civil with you for quite some time,
intentionally so.  I thought you were capable of doing so as well.

> If I admit your scanner is bigger than mine, maybe that will make you
> happy. ;-P

What would make me happy is if you would participate like an adult, instead
of this little personal attack.  Even if I did slight you (which I DID NOT
intentionally do in this case), so what?  Aren’t you adult enough to handle
it without this kind of behavior?  I believe you owe me an apology.

Austin

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