Again I find it necessary to climb down from my position as moderator to address this matter. Again I am speaking in a personal capacity
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5t3v3, STEVE Steve steve, what are we gonna do with you?
First: You said to spring_butterfly84;
. . . I don't care if you're a guy or girl, and I don't care that you can bend rebar for a living because the question is..."What does any of this have to do with the price of tea in China?" Why would you even bring something like that up? The fact that you're a female with a blue collar job somehow gives you more credibility? Wrong.
I hate to say it but you are absolutely right on this point. However,
YOU made it relevant when you said
I guar-en-damn-tee you I have way more values than you can even dream up. I serve my country to protect it's freedom every single day. Do you? I don't think working at McDonald's counts.
As I recall, and
EVERY ONE here can plainly see by rereading your post, YOU started in with the
. . . childish and rude . . .
commentary. I personally can not spell worth a damn and I don't speak any language other than English. But just because I can use my dictionary, bable fish, and spell check programs, doesn't mean that I am any more smarter, wiser or sophisticated than some one who doesn't. To assume so demonstrates the height of conceit and arrogance. When you said;
By the way, even though your credibility went out the window with your terrible grammatical and spelling skills, please explain to me where I am not familiar with the values of life. Where in the hell did you come up with that random insult? What are you basing your assumptions off of?
I would say that she is basing it on that very statement, which in any intelligent beings mind, undermines any credibility you might have had up to that point. (My cat is nodding in whole hearted agreement with this)
Second: You have made several references to working
. . . for a living as an active duty Airman in the united states air force. I serve my country and I'm proud to do so.
Bravo! I salute you as a fellow serviceman (I'm former post Vietnam Army Vet), However, as you said
"What does any of this have to do with the price of tea in China?"
It doesn't. Not with any aspect of this discussion from from it's very inception.
Why would you even bring something like that up?
I wouldn't and didn't.
YOU DID! I think Mark Twain said it best, "Patriotism is the last bastion of cowards an scoundrels." It really pisses me off as a veteran to have some sanctimonious jack wad start waving the flag in peoples faces when their arguments falter. I think thats where she starts to comes off thinking you are a liar, I know that's where I did. Again it reflects a lack of YOUR credibility to whip that out as quickly as you did. Our service to our country was, in part, to help preserve not just our freedom of speech, but the freedom of ALL people to express themselves. It cheapens and degrades the sacrifices of all who have served every time one of you cries, "but I'm a serviceman" irrelevantly in an argument. And may I say it was VERY George Bush of you to do so.
Third;You said;
First of all, how dare you assume that I'm some solicitor leeching information from a free community for a "quick buck"
To that I need only quote you . . .
Earlier this week it hit me. I need to create an eBook on Self Bondage. There is definitely a lot of good free information on the web, but I would love to take some of that information, as well as other uncovered topics and compile everything into a really neat digital book.
Well, I have been making a nice supplemental income online for the last few months creating and marketing eBooks and Videos! It's really fun to do and I've made a couple thousand dollars already
In other words, what sort of information would you likely pay a small fee for?
Fourth; You said
I just can not understand what makes you guys assume that I'm here to take advantage of your thoughts and input
Well your first post was "Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject: Writing an eBook on Self Bondage - Need Opinions"
Then two days later you post "Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:13 am Post subject:
hm Sad Guess no one has any input to share
it almost felt like some used car salesman or realtor was trying to pressure me when I read this.
Fifth; After only four responses to your post (Only two of which could be called critical) you write:
I've discovered the true feelings of this precious public commu... Wait, I mean self centered and unfriendly group of hypocrites.
Then say
I think you owe me an apology for such hurtful remarks.
I really don't know where you come off thinking that. Or from whom you would expect this apology. It seems to me you have made some pretty nasty personal attacks here aside from all the irrelevantly arguments you've made.
In conclusion sticking to the subject of your "research" request;
A) P T Barnum said "There is a sucker born every minute" If you can find them, please by all means feel free to use them. I can not take personal responsibility for every individual here. But
DON"T be disrespecting this group or it's Fine Upstanding Hostess just because a few of us don't think too kindly of you or your endeavor.
B)You said
This will be my last post here otherwise.
I won't insult you by saying,"Oh please don't do that 5t3v3, I'm sorry!" Steve, I want you to know that you can ALWAYS count on me for honesty, brutal at times, but honest none the less. So post if you like, or don't. That's strictly YOUR option. Just remember; "as ye sow, so shall ye reap". In other words if you don't want people to jump in your shit, don't talk shit.
"I find it far more annoying when the universe makes me work for damnation. I prefer it just gave it to me and save me the effort"
I figure that its a good start in beginning with the basics especially for beginners like myself 
I hope my input would be of help and use to you as well as interested parties of the subject:-)