I'm sorry Hank. I thought you were insulted because I implied you might be dishonorable and cheating somehow. In no way did I mean that! I consider you an honorable club member in all ways. However I still do believe the idea of letting anyone play any games against any opponent and getting points in this club is a silly idea. Not insulting your intelligence and trying not be demeaning about it at all but if we do that then we become what someone suggested earlier, the Computer Wargaming Club and I don't think that is what the membership of this club really wants. Now if you would like to write up a proposal and present it with your arguments to the Cabinet I'm sure we will take it under consideration. Same with including the Mexican-American War in the club line up, write up a proposal with your arguments and present it to the Cabinet for consideration.
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<br />Mark,
First of all, likely at least 90% of the club membership is quite capable of getting two IDs...I will concede, that I should have said "almost nothing" instead of "absolutely nothing". The fact of the matter does not change, IF one wanted to cheat, it would be excessively easy and those so called safeguards would not stop it....Bottom line is, we are on our honor. That would not change.
As for your attempt at asserting, that I called your suggestion "silly"....That is either a mistake on your part, having misread my post, or an attempt at twisting the meaning of what I stated. I will choose to believe the former, as the latter would be dishonorable. You sir said, and I quote, " but I think it is silly to expect the American Civil War Gaming Club to allow anyone to register any games with any opponents for points" after I suggested such a course. That is definatly demeaning and insulting to the one (myself) who said it....You then later denied meaning what you said applied to me, when it could not have applied to anyone else!???
"I think you should put a little more thought into it before calling my suggestions silly."
This would seem to falsely accuse me of stating that something you said was silly, when, in fact, quite the opposite was true. You said my suggestion was silly. If you reread my statement, you will find I was only quoting you, in reference to your saying my suggestion was silly. I failed to put quotation marks around the quote, but if you read carefully you will find that it says what I contend. I repeat, I never made any such statement in your case (I considered calling you misguided, but thought better of it, as I felt you might consider it insulting)...So you see, I do put more thought into my reply than that!
BG Hank Smith
Army of Georgia
Smith's Corp Commanding
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General Mark Nelms
6/3/IX/AoO
"Blackhawk Brigade"
West Point Instructor
Union Cabinet Secretary
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