No, I am not trying to equate you “with a body of mass murderers.”(Davin L) That was more of tongue-and-cheek about the Gestapo prying into what people did. “It was a joke son”(Foghorn Leghorn). These () are also poking fun at you. Lighten up, Davin.

Okay, you are right. I did post someone else’s words without giving them credit. That is plagiarism. I wasn’t trying to be misleading. I can make up excuses like I was too busy, or anyone who has been on these boards for a while an spot Cut n paste, but I was just being lazy and sloppy with my postings. But the fact is you are right, I did plagiarize and there is no excuse for it.

So I apologies to you and the board for plagiarism, and if the board feels I should be exiled for such and offense then I will leave. But if the board will have me, I promise to do my best and not be such a sloppy poster. I will try not to Plagiarize and I will try to cut my spelling errors.

Davin, I have been posting with many of these guys way back when we were the MSNBC Space BBS. I was there in the beginning. I think all that have known me these last 6 or 7 years can attest that I have never deliberately tried to mislead or hurt someone. I can be a jerk, but I try to be civil and respect all. Yes, I can be hot headed and I hate it when I let my emotions get control over my logic- I like Vulcan’s. I do try to be open minded and I am usually easy going, unless you catch me on a day my 1 or 4 year old has kept me up all night, then I can be in a pissy mood. I try not to take things too seriously. I have seen too many lives cut short. My own wife is slowly dying of Lupus. Life is just too short to hold grudges. Life is too short to be so dang serious about everything.

I am comfortable here talking with these guys I have been talking too all these years and have overlooked that some of you new guys don’t know us that well. That is an assumption I should not make.

Anyway, my apologies for being rough on you, and my apologies to you and the board for Plagiarism.