Dave, I sent you a private message before seeing your current post here, but I think I covered all the bases.

For the benefit of the other forum users, though, I think I should say a few things -- and try not to get myself in trouble again.

First of all, this is all really a non-issue. There has never been a problem, to my knowledge, on this forum with people abusing the rules. People post questions all the time about where to find this or that, how much things cost, what brands are best, etc. I don't know why anybody would have a problem with any of that.

Secondly, the forum administrator had no problem, as far as I know, with Dave's original post, so Dave did not need to remove it.

Thirdly, I apparently caused this whole tempest in a teapot
. In Dave's original post, he said something to the effect that he hoped he was not violating the rules (about classified ads). I then made the huge mistake of giving my own opinion that "It sounds like a classified ad to me." And I thought that would be the end of it, because at that point I didn't really care one way or the other. But then Dave and others disagreed with my opinion and I disagreed with their disagreement.....well, you get the picture. It was just your basic argument.

None of it really means anything. We are all creating an issue where none exists. And if there is no problem, I guess we don't need any solutions.

I have apologized to Dave personally for offering my opinion in the first place. I tend to keep forgetting that people think of me as an extension of Rick, and that lapse keeps getting me into hot water, because people seem to attribute other motives to what I say. Meanwhile, I keep thinking I'm just one of the guys.

All of you have easier access to Rick than I do if you ever have a question regarding the forum -- he is as close as your computer or your telephone. He doesn't pay any attention to me -- and you shouldn't either.