Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Frank if you don't understand this point about sharing information freely then there is something wrong. We don't live in a totalitarian state. People are entitled to a free flow of information to make up their own minds.

If you start to censor information about gamblers and gambling then the next will be to censor information about social ideas and political ideas and economic ideas... and then what do you have.

If you don't want to comment about your trade secrets, simply say that. But to say, and I'm quoting you , "If you can't understand that spreading around pro results and yearly earnings would encourage people to gamble and that I'm not OK with that then there is something seriously wrong with you" is not only offensive but makes me cringe that it violates everything that is basic to our American way of life.

You, Frank Kneeland, should not be the one to decide what is harmful and what is not. The laws of this country do not recognize you for having any authority.

Keep your trade secrets to yourself, but have more respect for the intelligence of others.

You anger me.

Edited to add: I never asked for any individuals personal information. You can contact my union and find out what the pay standards are for reporters and anchors and infomercial hosts and actors and voice over artists.

You can see the salary schedules in hospitals. The government statistics on pay levels mention no one by name.

Please don't create issues. You were asked for information that did not require any names.

If you asked me for a salary range for the top anchors in Los Angeles TV, I could tell you, but I don't have to reveal any names.

And you do have a bias: you are against gambling and have expressed that many times. And you are free to express that and many will support you.
Let's just call it a day. You and I have clearly have different motivations and ideas about what's wrong and right.

FYI: If someone stated that heroin was bad for you, no one would accuse them of being biased. Being biased implies one's conclusions are wrong. The entire psychological community agrees with me about the dangers of gambling. It's now considered the fastest growing addiction in America. Read the book Best Possible Odds and then tell me I'm biased. I might be the only pro gambler in existence that isn't biased towards it and you take my neutrality as negative. Please read the book before commenting anymore on things you do not understand.

Good luck with your site.