[Joe Johnson]

An open letter to All,

Despite my relatively high rep points and my long time participation on these fora, I too am capable of overreaction and flamewars.

I have demonstrated poor judgment in my posts on this thread.

I have made charges I cannot substantiate and I have made things personal where a business-like tone was more appropriate. Perhaps even worse, I have been mean spirited and unkind.

I regret my tone and my behavior. I ask all readers of these fora to forgive me. I will endeavour to keep my emotions in check in future postings.

Best Regards,

Joe J.

P.S. A special thanks to my well respected brethren who helped me see the error of my ways via PMs, IM's, and phone calls.