[archuleta7]

I have to say this, and this will be my last time posting here, but I needed to express my thoughts on some of the unwelcoming, irrational, and condescending behavior I received in the thread I started.

I admit that this was probably not the best place to post what I posted, but I explained numerous times throughout the thread my intention and how what I did was not cheating. Out of a test of 200 questions, I asked SIX questions. And I put down what I believed the answer was and my logic for it, asking others to correct my logic. How was this cheating?

I'm a member of other message boards, and understand that there is always some hesitation with new posters, but you guys really took it to another level and I personally felt attacked and I felt that a lot of you guys that responded to my thread jumped to conclusions and assumed I was this cheating, unworthy kid who wanted to BS his way out of a test. That wasn't the case at all, and I personally feel really hurt that I received that reaction.

Signing up for these boards, I read the rules, and one of the rules said "be friendly", and did I get that? No. I would, however, like to thank AsianEconomist for giving me advice and for understanding my intentions and for not automatically assuming I was some idiot. For the rest of you, I really think you shouldn't have your heads up so high yet. I commend you guys for your goals in life with your high degrees, but I think, in life it's important to remember that not everyone has the same brilliance and intelligence as you, and you shouldn't treat others who don't radiate the same intelligence with disgust and accusations but with warmth and respect.