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Steve was also not that polite when emailed about issues with his web site



Well if your email to him was anything like the post you just made, then there's no wonder his reply was less than friendly.

As the good reverend said, we are a close knit community who feel it's far better to be positive and give constructive critisism than to simply berate someone because they don't agree with you or abide by the same high standards that you yourself have.
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Andy M