Chuck,

You need to check the original post. Ed is not being disrespectful. It is the
original poster who used the phrase "Depriving a village somewhere of an idiot"
in reference to his e-mail identification. If you automatically quote his
original message in your response then you get the result "Depriving a village
somewhere of an idiot wrote:" without even trying.

Regards,

Allan


Chuck Amedia wrote:

> Why do people find it necessary to call other people names on this user
> group or to otherwise treat them with disrespect? I am certainly not
> knowledgeable about everything having to do with anything associated with
> astronomy yet I am not an idiot. I subscribed to this (and other) user group
> list(s) to learn not just from the so-called experts but to exchange
> information. I can't speak for others, but I hope we can come to a concensus
> on MAPUG to treat others with dignity and respect no matter what question
> they might pose to the group.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chuck Amedia
> Tucson, AZ
>
> ----------
> >Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 collimation help needed
> >Date: Tue, May 11, 1999, 08:58
> >
>
> > Depriving a village somewhere of an idiot wrote:
> >> I've been suspecting that my 10" f/10 LX200 is badly in need of
> >> recollimation. I have never attempted this and have been wary of
> >> doing so for fear of making it even worse and have been trying to
> >> find someone with experience doing this in my area to help me the
> >> first time. Any advice on how I should proceed
> >> from here? Thanks.
> >
> > Steve-- the Mapug Topical Archive has an extensive discussion of collimation
> of
> > the LX200 at:
> > <http://www.austin.cc.tx.us/astro-ES/AstroDesigns/MAPUG/Collimn.htm>
> >
> > and star testing at:
> > <http://www.austin.cc.tx.us/astro-ES/AstroDesigns/MAPUG/StarTest.htm>
> >
> > --
> > <http://come.to/AstroDesigns>
> > Designs for Meade and other telescopes
> >
> > Personal webpage: <http://www.flash.net/~stlkid/>
> >

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