>> Mike,
> [snip]
>> Meanwhile on a positive side. We had 4 people order
>> samples and we are positive we will win you 4 over.
Not exactly, if you ask your friend Gerald he will tell you that he
ordered 3 sample bags that he told me were for himself and 2 of his
friends, which including you equals 4.
> Actually I have close to 50 emails from you in my archives, many are
> extremely prolific. Another small example of the typical - uh -
> "inaccuracy" in your statements.
50 seems high, but okay. And even if everyone of them was chalk full of
lies, it still says nothing about the magazine, only about my
character. And I would still say that you don't really know me, and I
would further still argue that we would probably be great friends even
this very day if we met somewhere anonymously.
> I can punch holes through many of your other claims as well, but why
> bother...
Go ahead and shout till your hoarse about how dispicable I am. I know
in my heart what I'm guilty of and what is just rumor. I will repent my
own sins in my own way and it won't have anything to do with whatever
judgement you or anyone else here casts upon me. It is between me and
my own death.
> Look Aaron, in this business we Westerners MUST trust our vendors as
> we are usually buying tea sight unseen, often at several dollars per
> gram . This means that "trust" in a relationship is valued more than
> anything else during the process. Without trust we Westerners cant
> effectively do business with Asia.
I understand. However I did send you a rather expensive apology and
there is no way that could have been misconstrued as some kind of
gimmik, since it was way after I closed shop and I blatantly said it
was purely by way of apology for any wrong I did and for writing you a
negative email when you accused me of something I wasn't directly
involved in. I couldn't have thoughtthat you would want to buy anything
from me either. Again, here I am apologizing. That calligraphy, note,
cups and tea took time, money and love to prepare and send you. I'm not
here seeking credit for it or a thanks, that would negate the apology.
I'm merely trying to point out that I offered my apologies to you and
Gerald in a way that was more than just words and long before the
current discussion.
> If you are so honorable why do you always cloak your identity?
I didn't here claim to be high and mighty. In fact, I admitted that I
had wronged you. I said quite clearly above that I'm just a normal guy
with a dirty backyard, a sinner. And if you were truly a saint, rather
than a panty hose factory worker, you wouldn't be judging me
personally. Read the magazine and criticize it. I still believe you are
a good person and I think this grapevine talk isn't the best side of
your character anymore than the lying was the best side of mine. It all
sounds like the guys on the forums that discuss the online games my son
plays, where they bash each other for a half an hour because one of
them didn't deserve the +2 ring of ice knowledge.
>Why have you used so many different names and email addresses? You hid
> your identity here too until I outed you, why didn't you use your real
> name when you spammed this group, the Puerh LJ Community, and several
> private enthusiasts two days ago? . What are you always trying to
> hide? It is REALLY hard to trust a man who hides his identity!
>
> With so many "inaccuracies" why should I expect your publication to be
> any different? And YES, the fact that you hold a title of such
> significant responsibility, "Executive Editor", does indeed link your
> personal reputation to that of your publication.
I am not the Executive Editor, he is a Chinese man as you will see when
you open the cover of the magazine. I am just an editor. Though I was
asked to submit the above add to some blogs, forums, etc. on behalf of
the magazine, and I had some help with that so even the above spams,
etc. weren't all placed by me as if it matters. They were just that,
generic spam.
As I said, Mike, this is all really beneath both of us. I really felt
like ignoring it all, and not out of righteous indignation just because
I don't want to participate in such gossip. But here I am, and I am
here because some of the rumors and/or gossip is based in fact and
therefore it would be irresponsible of me not to participate in the
thread and admit my guilt for what it's worth. But too much of this is
personal. It should have been handled personally.
