Yes, that qualifies as abuse.
But I didn't say I don't like you - I don't know enough, or care enough, to form an opinion on that issue. What I did say is that it's my impression that you communicate badly in writing - that's not the same thing.
No, that doesn't qualify as abuse: abuse is something far more aggressive and riddled with all manner of innuendo and threat.
I have, in the past, referred to Señor Schewe as resident Rottweiler and he never seemed to find that offensive in any way; in fact I believe he was perfectly happy with the soubriquet because retaliatory action (which never came) would have been very easy for him.
The thing is, the man has a great history of real photographic achievement behind him, which is a helluva lot more than many here can boast. Little wonder, then, that his patience can sometimes run short.
Come to think of it, I admire his attitude towards the use of unpaid content, a principle hard to maintain when one has already had a close-term relationship with the website ownership, even if of the past. It's not easy refusing friends. I guess, though, that
real friends wouldn't ask.
Rob C
