interesting things

[Kwattro at aol.com]

In a message dated 01-02-25 00:27:22 EST, you write:

<< I had thought that the M5 was not available in the US until this year.
 
   Some of us do occasionally make mistakes.  Apparently this is not 
permitted?
 
    Allow me to humbly apologize to Mr. Johnson for my obvious, 
 blatant, inexcusable transgression; as you all know of course, I'm a 
 newbie around here with only 7 years on the list, and I deserve to 
 have foul language thrown at me, as I've never made any valuable 
 contributions, never done -anything- to benefit the list, or anything 
 like that.  I hope you'll all forgive me...
  >>


I just think it's ironic, because on SEVERAL occasions you have not allowed 
me to slip.  I also think it's funny, considering that, off and on, the M5 
has now been available for 13 years.  It's taken you 13 years to notice the 
most potent production sedan ever offered in the states? And, on several 
occasions, I've talked about the one which my father owns.  But, apparently, 
that conversation would have been much too menial and contained too little 
information regarding Audis to have been considered pertinant by you.  In 
that regard, I appologize and find it sad that "car buffs" aren't more 
inclined to open their personal horizons and learn a little about other types 
of automobiles, considering that probably 1 million Americans didn't find it 
neccesary to buy an Audi this year, but some other type of vehicle.  My 
comment to you was no indication of your lack of contribution to the list - 
however, your comments (and others) to me have attempted expressly to show my 
obvious lack of intelligence to the rest of the list in all manners regarding 
Audi automobiles.  Which is fine, considering that I never have claimed to 
be, and never will be, the expert in any field automotive.  However, I would 
say that I know a fair bit more than a good portion of the list regarding 
other marques - specifically, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Bentley, et al.  And 
Brett, I've been on the list for 5 years now, so obviously length of 
enrollment has nothing to do with the way in which our fellow listers, having 
made a mistake, are treated.  I hope that you and others take this incident 
(the latest in a long line) into account next time that someone, such as 
myself, makes a mistake regarding an Audi.  Perhaps the needlessly long flame 
wars need not occur.  

Would you agree?

Later!
Carter Johnson
Kwattro at aol.com