Bob - Here's my take - and what I meant to communicate, and I hope you can appreciate the analogy. When I was with SAS, I would never answer my critics with charges that they were anti-gunners. When my detractors came after me, and yes, I had detractors and critics, and at times I felt like I was under attack, I would TRY to keep in mind that it wasn't personal, and that it would be best not to react openly that way.
Obviously, sometimes things were meant personally (and years later, I can laugh about it), but I would still not react in a personal manner. I know that this may not sound like constructive feedback to you, but I really believe that it appears that AFers are in every shadow to you. I have zero desire to get any more detailed, especially because I doubt that it will be taken as anything other than argumentative. So, take this as just my observation worth exactly what I paid for it.
Now, as to how I interpreted Jim's line, well, it was based upon my other experiences and observations, obviously. That's how we all interpret things.
As far as a double standard... I see that it can appear that way. My reasoning was as follows:
I defended the FRN on LP once. Mojo was all over me with questions about SAS in the same nature. Now, I viewed that then (and still do) as a retaliatory strike. The discussion had nothing to do with SAS, was serving to only muddy up the waters, and had no real point.
Likewise, SAS has nothing to do with this discussion, and I am viewing it as a retaliatory strike, which will serve only to muddy up the waters and has no real point.
In other words, a 'well, what about you' type argument. When I discuss things / argue points, I focus on the topic on hand. I don't toss in everything except the kitchen sink. However, unsyc managed to throw out smears and innuendoes against me at the same time on a different thread. Ironically, it was similar to mojo's approach long ago.
If you recall, I said I had no questions about FRN. I have no stake in it and could care less. FWIW, I am sure that there are things that could be questioned. The world is full of Monday Morning Quarterbacks, and I certainly can appreciate that you feel criticized, perhaps unfairly. I can appreciate that because it is more true than not. But, that goes with the territory unfortunately. I guess what I was really trying to get at to start with was that when you post, people interpret you as the voice of FRN, not just BobJ. So when you spar, it appears that all of FRN is coming after someone.
If you could care less and the FRN is not on your radar, then why do you continue to have that tagline?