RJT
Your main points seem to be:
1.) I do not deserve this info/I am going about getting it the wrong way
2.) I have poor etiquette
3.) This post is useless
1.) I got most of the info I wanted by asking questions.
2.) True, we agree in principal, however I see a distinction here.
3.) I disagree. I have already recieved a PM inquiring about my story from someone who wants to purchase the book. My experience will be helpful to this person. This post has also helped me. See post #4.
I posted this here because i am welcome here. The author made it very clear he has no desire to talk to me, so I am not going to post on that site.
Lastly, you say that I haven't put much thought into this. This is just wrong. I thought about what the best post I could make would be, and what the probably responses would be. In the end I got what I wanted at the cost of burning a bridge that the author had already set aflame from his side. The same can be said for some of my other posts on this topic. I pushed the limits and got some responses. I will also admit that anger toward the author motivated the post. It is my opinion that he handles this topic poorly, and the general public should know his attitude toward book sales. Anyway, the interesting part of my story has been edited out by the mods, so it doesn't really matter anymore.
Ill let you have the last word if you want to respond. I will fade away and profit quietly from here on out, occasionally posting and exchanging mutually beneficial PMs with the few friends I have here.