Hello Brian, everyone.
I've just joined this community after buying a couple of boards and lurking around for a couple of days. Obviously what I've seen impressed me otherwise I wouldn't be here, & as my schedule is full & life is short I can only participate in so many "things" before I run out of "daylight" and it's time to crash (& burn). This is my first post (reply) here of any kind and I'm doing it because I was really surprised when I ran across this thread where the owner/operator is expressing an apology. After reading a while I knew I had to respond, I hope you have sufficient time in your day to read my response Brian, although I understand you probably don't but I have to try.
Lot's of opinions & ideas expressed here. That's to be expected.
For what it's worth, here is my opinion.
Brian; I've bought a couple, three, four boards from you. The quality of them is fantastic. Not just saying this. They really are very, very good. Having done something like that, with that kind of quality, tells me you are perhaps a perfectionist, or at least try to do your best in all things. There in lies my response to your apology. I'm pretty sure that like your boards, with this contest you must have done your best with whatever part you played or were involved in it. That is all you can do. All anyone, including yourself, can expect. Mistakes, if this indeed was one, happen. They just do. We humans cannot learn a damn thing unless we make a mistake. The best of us take our mistakes as a lesson. I'm sure you do too. I believe, for those of us that are human, that's the best use of a mistake. A lesson. The rest, unless we fail to heed the lesson, is just background noise. You've done fantastic work here with what you've created. Even though I've only been around a couple, three, four days, that's easy to see. What ever it was that happened with this contest that made you think you needed to apologize . . . well, you made your apology so now go on and do what you've been doing. It's good. You do good work. Keep doing it and don't worry about this anymore. Incorporate the lessons learned and keep on truckin. I'm sure that that is exactly what you would tell me if our roles were reversed and that is mostly what I wanted you to know. That you would tell me exactly the same thing. Oh, and don't forget what you've already accomplished here. It's very good.
Will
I've just joined this community after buying a couple of boards and lurking around for a couple of days. Obviously what I've seen impressed me otherwise I wouldn't be here, & as my schedule is full & life is short I can only participate in so many "things" before I run out of "daylight" and it's time to crash (& burn). This is my first post (reply) here of any kind and I'm doing it because I was really surprised when I ran across this thread where the owner/operator is expressing an apology. After reading a while I knew I had to respond, I hope you have sufficient time in your day to read my response Brian, although I understand you probably don't but I have to try.
Lot's of opinions & ideas expressed here. That's to be expected.
For what it's worth, here is my opinion.
Brian; I've bought a couple, three, four boards from you. The quality of them is fantastic. Not just saying this. They really are very, very good. Having done something like that, with that kind of quality, tells me you are perhaps a perfectionist, or at least try to do your best in all things. There in lies my response to your apology. I'm pretty sure that like your boards, with this contest you must have done your best with whatever part you played or were involved in it. That is all you can do. All anyone, including yourself, can expect. Mistakes, if this indeed was one, happen. They just do. We humans cannot learn a damn thing unless we make a mistake. The best of us take our mistakes as a lesson. I'm sure you do too. I believe, for those of us that are human, that's the best use of a mistake. A lesson. The rest, unless we fail to heed the lesson, is just background noise. You've done fantastic work here with what you've created. Even though I've only been around a couple, three, four days, that's easy to see. What ever it was that happened with this contest that made you think you needed to apologize . . . well, you made your apology so now go on and do what you've been doing. It's good. You do good work. Keep doing it and don't worry about this anymore. Incorporate the lessons learned and keep on truckin. I'm sure that that is exactly what you would tell me if our roles were reversed and that is mostly what I wanted you to know. That you would tell me exactly the same thing. Oh, and don't forget what you've already accomplished here. It's very good.
Will