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No, that’s absolutely fair of you to say, I certainly have been critical of other works - though never intended as a personal attack on the editor or to belittle the effort and technical skills demonstrated. I apologise for any upset caused.
I can also sympathise if you feel like I have particularly hammered it home, since I keep. saying. the same. thing., because I’ve been reviewing multiple sources in quick succession while compiling my thoughts for this, and each time I have done it’s reaffirmed the same conclusion, which I’ve been sharing here. So I can certainly understand you feeling offended because of both the volume of my comparative analysis, and the language I’m using in this thread being particularly critical.
You’re right that it’s been raised multiple times now, so your message is welcome and heard. I’ll put more effort into demonstrating explicit respect for other editors and other approaches.
I would like to draw attention to the fact that I am currently maintaining an upload of all five of Smudger’s movies, since I know how popular and rare that they are. I do this so that people may enjoy his edits, independently of the fact that I am working on my own edit. I hope this goes some way towards demonstrating that I do not believe we are in competition, and that I have great respect for other editors.
If there’s any specific language in any of my posts (or especially in the OP) which you have particular issue with, please let me know (either here or privately) and I’ll change it.