[John Sabato]

For those with a concern about Jan Still, He has posted 4 times during the 1st week of this month. why he has been silent this week is either anyone's guess, or more likely nobody's business but his.

Jan is a welcome contributor to this forum... He is not now, nor never has been banned from posting on this forum. Who starts these rumors? [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]

And Bill M, you and I have been at opposite sites of a technical discussion on more than one occassion in the last few years, but it has never led to name calling and outright arrogance... I have great respect your collected knowledge and often recommend that others seek your guidance..."experts" DO deserve respect... and they generally get it when they have earned it.

Respect for technical knowledge does not automatically carry with it respect for the person, their attitude, or their manners. That is a totally separate issue.

That is all that is expected of anyone who comes to this place... mutual respect, (the key word being mutual) and simply stated, the obvious exercise of the golden rule...

If Garfield doesn't care how other people treat him in public, that is his business, but his technical and historical knowledge do not give him the right to abuse others because he doesn't care how they will react... at least not here.

And no, I won't shut off this thread either, just because folks are speaking their minds... as long as they do it with respect for others who may not agree with them. Once the evidence of respect has dissipated... then and only then will I step in and pound the gavel, and maybe snap the padlock on a thread.

I have worked hard during the last 3 years to help make this a great place to visit and exhange information... I don't get paid a dime, I am not a dealer, or a collector... and I haven't fired a shot out of anything that I own in almost 10 years. I do it out of fascination with the Luger, it's engineering marvel, it's diverse and interesting history, and it's remarkable longevity. I also like Luger people.

From 1981 to 1986 I served as an Inspector General while on active duty. The motto that adorns the IG crest is "Droit et Avant" ...it has been my personal motto since that time. For those of you who have never heard the translation, it means, "be right, then go (forward)."

I won't stand idly by and let this site slide down the tubes AGAIN. I stand by everything I said in this message thread, and I have received a remarkable number of backchannel messages and email supporting my stance on the issue.

Good Night and God Bless to all...