I wanted to return to the board one last time to offer my sincerest apologies for the timing of my announcement yesterday. It was in bad taste and it was a serious error in judgment on my part but it was not a calculated maneuver. I was not operating under the assumption that anything I said or did would have the impact it had. I learned a big lesson the hard way. I never heard anyone complain about the content and timing of any positive developments I shared and I failed to calculate the ramifications of the content and timing of what I felt to be negative developments. All too often I see people coming in and out of message boards (including this one several months ago), pumping it up, taking profits and moving on without a word when they don’t like the direction it is going. I tried to do it differently, by offering my perception of the events as they unfolded, whether positive or negative. Now I know why most of them just go away quietly. The reason I did not post my final thoughts to the main board or the blog was to try and minimize the disruption but I only made it worse by doing so.
I have read through a number of the posts, both positive and negative. To the ones who offered support and appreciation for past efforts, I am thankful. To the ones offering anger and character assassinations, I understand. I felt it was only right that I return here and take the abuse, for the disruption I caused. I can’t take back what I did but I can offer up that this board is above what it showed the last couple of days. There is still time for you to put aside your anger and frustration, continue to do the awesome DD you are capable of and band together so that your voices can be heard before the court. There are a lot of brilliant and resourceful folks here that can figure out how to get that done.
There will be no need to respond to this post as it would only cause more disruption. Concerning the thoughts of anyone who would offer further support or rebuke, I already know where you stand. There is probably no way to clear my name so this will be my final post on this or any other public message board or blog.
As always, best of luck to all.
