Eric, hope you stick around!

[Pydpiper]

So much for letting it die.

Some should just stick to the PM bashing, it's easier to have someone else do your dirty work so your hands appear clean, to the naive.

[racking up points]

I rarely wade into cess pools like these but I just have to today.

First and foremost, this post was written to inflame tensions, not to notify someone new to the forum, that a post was made elsewhere in the forum. Everyone knows that.

Second, Normous is not an a$$hole as someone has suggested. He is one of the most generous people I have ever met. His input in this forum carries a lot more weight than someone who's only been shooting a crossbow for a few years. He was wronged by the poster, there is no doubt about that. Everyone here has seen the proof, and forum members were present when equipment Dan sold Norm failed, causing damage to his limbs and stock. And to my knowledge, Dan has never apologized nor has he tried to make amends, (keep that in mind if ever you buy from him). So if I were in Norm's shoes, I wouldn't waste an opportunity to light Dan up when they're presented.

I have ignored xcalibre's posts for about a year now for a variety of reasons but chiefly because of some of the revolting things he's written in the past and if you didn't read any of it before it was taken down, your ignorance is simply that...ignorance; so don't go pumping St. Daniel's tires. He should've left, (like he said he would, twice if memory serves me right), or been kicked off the forum for that stuff. But alas, he's still here...only he's not if you use the foe function.

Trust me, your enjoyment of the forum is much better when you don't have to read the crap posted by the people you don't want to hear from.

[xcaliber]

The same comments should be used when nasty posts are made toward certain folks here, but strangely they are not! I'm not in the Clique, I got that! But I don't take every opportunity to bash others that some do, and I don't just start some "F" so & so threads. Aside from that, great observations you guys. If you want to monitor, then do so with an unbiased approach.

[Pydpiper]

Second, Normous is not an a$$hole as someone has suggested. He is one of the most generous people I have ever met. His input in this forum carries a lot more weight than someone who's only been shooting a crossbow for a few years. He was wronged by the poster, there is no doubt about that. Everyone here has seen the proof, and forum members were present when equipment Dan sold Norm failed, causing damage to his limbs and stock. And to my knowledge, Dan has never apologized nor has he tried to make amends, (keep that in mind if ever you buy from him). So if I were in Norm's shoes, I wouldn't waste an opportunity to light Dan up when they're not if you use the foe function.

Apparently you have never wandered in to a motel room he is in, wearing muddy hunting boots.. He gets pretty ugly about that.
I didn't like that post either, Norm is a good guy. He and Patti are household names here. I think of them as family, good family.
As friends, we don't discuss this forum, Norm is typically a forgive and forget guy, and I am a speak my mind person. Yet we manage to get along fine.

[JPjunkie]

Been on the ice lately catching some fish pop in every once in awhile to check some posts out I can see nothing changes with some people pat your self on the back and cause some trouble all in a days work for some Not all folks from the great Hoosier state are like Dan I wont call him Xcalibur because it taints the good name of Excalibur some people on here are gullible and they will learn in there own time Me Im a quick learner and let him live in his imaginary world where he is The best string maker arrow builder machinist free hand marksman and what ever else he thinks up in his State of Confusion Stan and Norm are just not sheep and they speak up Oh yeah and Pyd has a set too

[sullyy]

For your information Stan, when you send a PM, The recipient gets an email if they have it set up to receive emails on their cell phone, as soon as they open the email it appears to have been read. I seen it, but after seeing all the other things you have been posting I had no motivation to read it! I did read it after that thinking maybe you had something to say, but nope.

I know none of you... I'm sure you're all great guys in person.

My only comment is that this is not at all how it works. The forum software has no idea if you open/read an email. It does however know if you open a PM. Just thought you might want to know this for future consideration.

[xcaliber]

You are correct, you click on the message tab to see who sent it, and it appears to have been opened at that time. Prior to that step you have no idea who PM'd you.
Thanks for the clarification.