Quote - i don't think temper tantrums by merchants should be encouraged either, ya know?

I think temper tantrums by merchants should be IGNORED -- and Anton's was not.

And, I think Anton should have IGNORED Clark altogether. One brief look at Clark and I had very little trouble ignoring him (sorry, couldn't resist a quick, drive-by bash  :tt2:).

People get all hot and bothered in these forums over things that should just be ignored. And inflammatory posts and blogs by a given merchant's friends do nothing but fan the fire.

I personally don't think Anton needed to go public with his accusations, but he had a RIGHT to if he wanted. In a forum where the "copyright gestapo" routinely descend like hawks on anyone who is perceived as infringing on a copyright, it's not like this behavior is uncharacteristic of these forums.

And given the quality of Anton's work and his vast contributions to the community, we could have quietly given him his moment in court.

After all, it wasn't so long ago, when he was openly creating Appollo Maximus in Product Showcase, that these forums were filled with the virtual sounds of people routinely kissing Anton's cyber-derriere.

That having been said, once the accusations were leveled, it was then up to Anton, Shahara and the 'osity to work it out between themselves.

We ALL should have just stayed out of it.

I believe it was Plato who once said: "Jumping into somebody else's argument is just...ynsaen!"