Matts for Matt! (was: Re: Project anti-matt)

[cmcurtin@bluemoon.use.com (Matthew Curtin)]

as607@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Matt Ostanik) writes:

> Hey!  I hate to get involved in this wonderful little flame war in the early
> stages somebody seems to have started, but ...

You beat me to it :-)

> But I have caught most of the messages about Project Apple Storm.  And
> while it seems to me that some of the people at that so-called meeting
> were a bunch of jerks, I don't think that's any reason to jump down Matt's
> throat.  Matt has shown his commitment to the Apple II hundreds, if not
> thousands, of times, both by his helpful posts in c.s.a2 and the many
> programs and projects he works on for the Apple II.  While I suppose it's
> likely that he's not *that* worried about his job, as somebody pointed out,
> and he is paid to stick by Apple's policies, I see no real reason to doubt
> his loyalty to the Apple II.

I didn't care for Mr. Livingston's comment "What do you want, sales or 
support?", but for the most part, I think that those guys are all doing 
the same thing - what they have to. Keep in mind that there are certain 
powers at large who tell these people what to do. THOSE people (i.e., our 
buddy Mr. Sculley) that you should squeal about/to.

> So take a chill pill, guys!

I agree. If there is some subject that you and Matt Deatherage disagree 
about, or you "don't like his attitude," etc, it's fine to have a real 
discussion, an intelligent conversation with some point to it. Flame wars, 
for the most part, are useless. And it is silly to try to make Matt, who 
has given us so much, look bad in front of everyone on the net.

If you just HAVE to squeal about him, take it to email. I don't want to 
have to sort that sort of thing in a (usually) friendly place like c.s.a2.

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