How can you deal with anyone at all in any manner when they refuse to respond to written correspondence? Forgive my poor choice of words, I didn’t say too much of anything until it was apparent Polarik wasn’t responding to the near dozen images I subsequently sent him. Not a word, then or now. At that point I felt not only betrayed for trying to help him, but hung out to dry BY him.
I did NOT do anything wrong, nor did I deliberately mislead anyone. As SOON AS I have evidence of my mistake I posted it and owned up to it and apologized, which is better than I have gotten from several posters on this thread.
Since I was not privy to the private electronic exchange between you and Polarik, I cannot know with certainty that what you sent him to analyze is exactly the same thing that you posted on FR in defense of your legitimate COLB. Polarik claims the images you sent him were manipulated. He based his opinion on those images. You claim that he pronounced a forgery from images of a valid document.
If Polarik stopped responding to you, I suspect it was because he questioned your intentions and chose not to spend his time defending himself rather than because you embarrassed him. I suspect that’s why you received no apology - he didn’t think you were owed one after misleading him and then calling him out as a fraud. Some would call that a bait and switch.
It gives me pause that you feel the need to persist in denigrating his reputation and that you continue to rant about your innocence in the matter. I don’t know that I can resolve that here.
Not that you should care, but I will be more likely to believe your claim of innocence if you choose to move on without pointing to this irreconcilable “gotcha” between you and Polarik. Your future comments will demonstrate your character not your insistence of honor.
Thank you for answering my questions.