On Sunday, January 16, 2005, at 08:49 PM, Leon wrote:

Electric Water Pumps are one of the major points of contention.  You,  my good friend Al,  might NEVER say an EWP wouldn't work in an airplane.  However,  I have literally dozens and dozens of ACRE emails full of Lamar's abusive invective and derrisive drivel,  mathematically proving conclusively beyond all reasonable doubt that EWPs can't work,  don't work,  & won't ever work,  and also stating categorically that the guy that makes them,  Richard Davies,  of Davies Craig here in Melbourne Australia is a fraud,  a cad,  a bounder, and a scam artist!   Boy,  is he lucky Richard is such a nice guy!!
 
Unfortunately,  there are now possibly 1000 odd people who, (including Jerry Hey), believe this.  And it's all lies!!  Coz Todd Bartrim demonstrated conclusively that they do perform,  even in aircraft, as advertised. (Thereby falsifying the hypothesis that they don't work). But you will never hear or see a retraction or an apology to correct what was a blatant error of assumptions,  false premises and dubious mathematics.

I have come to realize that what Paul has to say may not only not be true but in fact can be intentionally false. I have also experienced a pile of profane, invective laden e-mail attacking me and those who supported me concerning the p ports. Most of these were sent privately. I have also had my comments suppressed so that in no way could I present my side in a friendly debate about a technical matter.

Why so much strong emotion about whether a p-port should be a little larger or smaller is a question that I cannot answer. At a certain point Paul seemed to cross a line where fairness was no longer required. For sure, not accepting his reasoning, mathematical or otherwise, can trigger rage.

Canceling my subscription to ACRE was not a decision easily reached, but in the end, there was no choice at all. That was the way it had to be. I do miss much of the theoretical discussion on ACRE. I found it educational and challenging. Jerry