Originally Posted by gear head
because Nashbar is based in America, and you live in a dirty little third world country
Normally, like any other malicious and inappropriate comments made to the Tandem Cycling area I would simply report your posting to the list moderators and ask that it be removed along with any subsequent replies that good people like BigH felt compelled to provide.
No, it doesn't provide the instant self-gratification that shooting off a reply with a sharply worded smart-aleck personal attack does, but it's a small sacrifice that one must make in a civil society. And, no, adding an friendly emoticon after a ugly statement does not magically transform an ugly remark into humor anymore than adding, "just kidding" or when talking about someone else, "bless their heart" does in a public forum with people whom you are unfamiliar.
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Interested readers may want to book mark the actual posting for future reference or use in dealing with list members who feel compelled to engage in inappropriate behavior:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...16&postcount=1