don't you think I have anything to offer, boss?
Ah, but in your previous incarnation we DID see the code you had to offer. We remember you as vba_php as well as your current moniker. And some of us remember you as ajetrumpet. We've seen you at work in the tech forums. I must correct you, in that we
have seen what you have to offer. I will be honest, Adam. If it weren't for all of your negativity towards an established forum style and tone, you would be far easier to tolerate. When you start ranting and raving about the evils of capitalism, all we can do is shake our heads sadly at your choices. When you drop a little bit of religion in your posts that have nothing to do with religion, we become disaffected. When you hijack threads to somehow make about YOU, we get totally disgusted.
To paraphrase a line from the Harry Potter series, taken from a scene where Albus Dumbledor is speaking to Harry:
We are not defined by what we know. It is the choices we make that define us. You appear to have made some highly negative choices during your postings here. You claim it to be your way of having fun. You claim it to be playful. However, several of our members have been driven away by your playfulness. You even had to apologize to the forum as a whole (Aug 31, 2020) because you had to admit that your playful nature was not well accepted.
Even in that apology, you claimed it wasn't clear to you why you were singled out. And here you go again, pushing back against us by trying to justify your behavior. The problem with behavior that tries to re-draw a line in the sand is that it steps over the existing line sometimes.
Adam, you know that I have tried to be fair. When you posted questions in the Excel forum, questions that were appropriate and technical - I answered them with minimum secondary commentary. I've tried to set examples for you. Somehow, you don't get it. I've tried to explain our objections to you. But somehow, you don't get it. We've told you repeatedly that your "playful approach" comes across as disrespectful to others. You STILL don't get it. You claim to have love in your heart, but your disrespect comes through for all to see. Note that I am not alone in making these comments. This is not me waging a dispute with you. Many members on the forum disagree with your style.
You are your own worst enemy, Adam. In a post from Oct 2, 2020, you accuse us of not trusting you. Trust is EARNED. You haven't earned any.