An appeal to all non-posting members

[Rick]

Originally Posted by S.Al-Anizi

hehehe... I really do not know what to say, I have no credibility anymore, as I am a pathological liar because of this 4 year long lie.

I wish to retain my former persona, "mark", in the minds of the board members, and resume to share my limited knowledge in my field, and continue helping with translations from arabic, but with a new name, my real name and character, Saqr, pronounced "Saggir". I wish you would delete my older account, and that I would re-start with this one.

Thanks for all the help Rick

Well then , Saqr it is and will be .

I suppose I could ban the old Mark Carter but that would be fruitless ; we certainly do not wish to delete your old posts so let us consider you reborn !
A Phoenix rising from the ashes of your old persona . We shall just let the old persona fade into obscurity Saqr .

From now on Mark Carter is history and he is reborn as you .

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Jim , beautifully said on your part !
I was lost until I was directed here by Paul, a man who I have the highest respect and admiration for .

Through thick and thin from the days of Oakeshott this place has been my internet home .
I wish to thank all of you for your generous sharing of information over the years .
Most of all I cannot even begin to express my gratitude to Dr. Lee Jones for making this place possible .

[S.Al-Anizi]

Nice insight Jim, very good post, as usual. As you found the dealers to be story tellers extraordinaire, Im going through this stage now, and expanding my personal library and increasing my visual information in my field of interest, for me to learn continuously, and hopefully someday, end that with a publication, and get even with other people who continuously bugged me, looked down upon me, and even called me an "ass" on another website.

[ariel]

Saqr,
Glad to see you in your new reincarnation!
You DID pull our collective leg!
As for being called an "ass", in the academic world, the only way to stop being Ass Professor is when the promote you to Fool Professor
BTW, how many people here have not reach the voting age? Or, even more frightening, how many of the sword owners are still not allowed to drive a car?
I feel very, very old....
Be good, buddy!

[Pangeran Datu]

Originally Posted by ariel

As for being called an "ass", in the academic world, the only way to stop being Ass Professor is when the promote you to Fool Professor

Hear hear!
One thing I've learnt through my journey in life... is that one is never too old to learn! That often means asking questions or expressing opinions which, to some, appear simple/ stupid. But that is part of the learning curve. One should not be discouraged by detractors.I am reminded of one definition of 'expert': ex... has-been. spurt.... drip under pressure). A lot of real experts decline the tag. One great sage even went so far as to say: if on one's journey through life, one meets a person who calls oneself 'buddha'... quickly kill him.
Regards.