Pat,
You are incorrect when you state that I’ve “…taken some of Tom MacWood's remarks out of context, especially the remarks concerning Wayno's perceived or practical role with respect to the disemination of information relating to Merion and/or MCC…”
You are doing that in your own statement when you state that Tom stated a “perceived or practical role…” That is incorrect. There is simply no way that the statement, “Wayne is the acting archivist for Merion, and has a control of all their documents…” to mean anything other than that. Merion has given the CONTROL of all their archives and documents contained therein to John Capers III and NO ONE ELSE!
You further stated that, “Essentially, you have two camps, those protecting, preserving and perpetuating the status quo and those questioning, doubting and rejecting the status quo. I think you'll find examples where each camp's position has merit. The real issue shouldn't be about which camp's particular position will carry a given argument, rather, it should be about the search for the truth, irrespective of whose camp benefits from that revelation and/or whose ego is bruised…”
All of that is true and I’ve never said anything different.
You continued, “While some of the discussion turned heated, if not ugly, it's the relevant content, not the method of delivery that should be focused on…”
I COMPLETELY agree with that. UNFORTUNATELY, despite my directly having asked in public on these threads and through private emails and/or phone conversations Tom Paul, Tom Macwood, David Moriarity, Wayne Morrison & Mike Cirba to be “the BETTER MAN” and to “STOP” other than Wayne the ugliness you cite continues.
“There's nothing wrong with heated debates as long as the topic remains "the issue" and not the typist/poster…” That is true, unfortunately these haven’t been heated debates but rather they have into an embarrassment for many involved.
“More is known about Merion, today, than prior to the creation of this and related threads. Should that be deemed a "good" or "bad" byproduct of these threads and GCA.com ?”
It SHOULD be deemed a GOOD byproduct. Again, UNFORTUNATELY the poor behavior displayed throughout the “debates” has long ago transcended any “good” that might have come of them.