Scrivener said:
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SVI made what it consider to be a good business decision, donating to GOAL to raise their visibility and improve their image with Massachusetts gun owners.:
"Improve their [sic] image?" That implies there was first something which besmirched its image, thus creating a need to "improve" it.
As:
1. There is no such incident;
2. This is the FOURTH consecutive year in which SVI has donated the top prize for this raffle; and
3. Sales to GOAL members wouldn't cover the cost of the ammo SVI bought for the required lab tests;
the "improve their image" assertion seems not only devoid of any foundation, but clearly contradicted by the facts. [roll]
Here's a wild thought: Maybe SVI genuinely supports gun owners here in Mass., just as it does in VT (the AWARE Match), UPSPA (the Nationals), NRA Bullseye (Camp Perry) and even holding its own match (ask Matt!). Just an idea...........
OK Kieth, I guess you must just be in a mood for arguing today, and haven't really been able to find anything over which to argue.
For starter's what's with your trademark "[sic]", other than to irritate people and attempt to assert your intellectual superiority over everyone else here? The standard interpretation of "[sic]" is to indicate an error in spelling, grammar or word usage. Now if I'd written "Improve there image" or "Improve they're image", a pedant might be justified in inserting the little Latin disclaimer of responsibility for the error. What such error do you claim for my statement, or has the habit simply become too ingrained? (It is, of course, improper to use "[sic]" to signal alleged errors of fact, rather than patent errors of form.)
As for your assertion that my talking about improving a company's image implies that there is not only something that there's something wrong with their image, but that there's some particular incident that besmirches it, you are quite simply full of shit. Jerry Miculek practices regularly in order to improve his speed and performance. Does that mean that there's something he's doing wrong? What particular incident is it for which he might be attempting to atone?
I've posted absolutely nothing that either explicitly or implicitly defames your client, counselor, unless you consider profit to be something inherently evil and libelous. Nor have I in any way claimed or suggested that profit and ideals must work in opposition. Saying that something represents a good business decision doesn't mean that it's something that an executive wouldn't be inclined to do otherwise. Most normal people probably find life more enjoyable and satisfying when they can do well by doing what they like or consider to be doing good.
Oh, I concede that I erroneously referred to "the" dinner in such a way that an uninformed person or one looking for something about which to gripe, might interpret to mean that I was unaware of GOAL's hosting multiple regional events this year. I'm and have been well aware of this since it was first announced. I'll attempt to be more boringly precise in the future.
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Please do feel free to correct any spelling errors or improper grammar in my posts, since my grade school English teachers are all either, too old to spend much time on-line, or spending their time in more productive and enjoyable ways these days.
Ken
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