Yesterday Al Staley posted a message on this board questioning the legitimacy of the BBSes on HabitableZone.com and asserting that Justin and I have acted unethically in setting them up. I'd like to make a short statement to set the record straight.

The substance of Al's charge is this:

1. I did announce that the afterhours Website was going down. For those of you who do not understand the difference between a "website" and a "BBS", learn a little about the net before commenting any further because further rants make you appear ignorant. (either that or eat your own soup)



2. I planned (and always had planned) to maintain the "Current Events" and "Off Topic" BBS's at a new site which I had planned to call "AlStaley.com"....



On May 31 Al posted this announcement on his Off Topic BBS:

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I believe that the facts show that Justin and I acted in good faith and acted honorably in setting up these boards at HabitableZone. I hope that we can put the issue behind us and move forward in peace.