Mick - that's no excuse for anyone to continually lose their temper & insult other people. Don't tell me that all Japanese people do this, as I know better.
Hey Mike, thats a bit over the top, i know Joe has said things that have been out of line but he has made a huge effort to not continue in this manner, some forum members regardless of this, continue to badger him and i know what ends up coming out sometimes sounds a bit harsh but i also know Joe has a warped sense of humour and doesn't mean for this to be "tough " sounding. This guy knows more than most on this forum and he is an asset to have around, i take offense to the bullsh1t remarks that are still being thrown in his direction and this is starting to piss me off a bit. We have multiple nationalities on here and there is or has been some break down in communication a few times on here, i will admit to this also. If this crap was continually thrown at me or most others on here i know i would come out swinging, thats me and thats the way i am actually so is Oze, thats why he is a little more understanding than most.
Its about time some of the guys on here get over them selves, this is a forum and it will never be that we all agree all the time, some of us handle things differently and thats what makes this place interesting.
Lets keep it interesting and remember, we all love Japanese guitars and we only have 2 or 3 Japanese members, we should have more.
And a last point, i have had some abusive run ins with some of my contacts in Japan and in the end it worked out that it was all just a misunderstanding, but it didn't take much for it to get offensive, i also know a few Japanese guys and funnily enough they have short tempers, i am not generalising here just relaying my experience, don't be so shocked that our Japanese member gets offended easily it isn't that unusual.
Mick