I am sorry if my reply seemed a little curt.
Part of why i responded the way that i did is that i have been seriously concerned for the status of this SS forum for a while now. It seems it has become a rather hostile place in the last year or so and it is very disappointing to me. It has largely become a ghost town, likely because of the hostility.
It used to be a place where people who enjoyed the same thing could come together, and in some cases like me people supported a cottage industry, to those people i am always grateful.
However, it seems most of the post have become argumentative at best and I feel like it is alienating the people who are here for the more "fun" aspects of the hobby. I understand the drives to be constantly improving the way that we do things and feedback is an important part of that, but i feel like it has just become overall mean spirited in many places here. Good people leave or are silent when a place becomes to hostile.
I do not mean to single you out by any means, it is something that i have noticed for a long time now and i have been silent, we should all respect each other.
I really do want all my customers to be happy, i know that is an unrealistic expectation. I am not Apple, like so many cottage industries i am a 1 man operation. R&D, operations, manufacturing, shipping, accounting, just absolutely everything. I have worked very hard to avoid the pitfalls of the garage kit industry but i am not immune to mistakes and oversights. Even Apple does not have a 100% customer satisfaction so there is no way that i can make everyone happy as much as i would like to.
I will continue to try to offer unique projects for those who are so inclined to purchase them. If someone is disappointed or it does not meet their standards I can respect that. I just ask that if you do not want something from me or anyone else here, at least respect that some people do and are happy with that.
Mike