I do think this would have been a little more effective if it'd been directly PM'd and emailed to Jay, with links directing him to the offending posts. This seems to be more like a duplicate bitch thread, where there's already threads directly concerning the drama DanielB stirred up. Continuing the discussion in those thread lends it an easier context.
Also, I very much applaud Laserman's efforts, and I'm also willing to pitch in some bucks, especially if I know those files are going to Zion, who's work I think is the best I've seen so far, and I've already volunteered a custom cover for. But for almost ANY undertaking worth a crap, there's going to be at least ONE yahoo trying to clown you for it. The trick is to not let that one yahoo discourage you from doing what you want to do. Whether it be writing a book, singing a song, or even something like transferring a video
And while it might sound silly to try and look on the bright side of this--maybe this was the kick in the ass the posters here needed. We've been getting a LOT of stuff VERY easily. Look at this forum: There's almost 10 separate OT captures floating around with their own threads. That's a pretty wide range of captures to grab from, all free, all giving us Star Wars goodness that we really want in a non-degradable form. Maybe we got a little spoiled. And while I don't want to give DanielB any credit, but maybe Laserman's potential "Taking the ball and going home" posts were what we needed to realize we can't take this stuff for granted. Hopefully it's not too little, too late, and Laserman doesn't actually take his ball and go home. Especially since, with as much work as he's already put into it, it'd be a shame to stop now simply because one jackass with a keyboard is running his mouth.
And while the earlier message "Just grow up" was a little too curt and condescending--there is something to be taken from that. While DanielB's complaints aren't really constructive at all, it's just as equally non-constructive to get so rattled by one wackjob's rantings that you question your entire reasoning for doing it. If it's really something you want to do, you can't let the naysayers talk you out of it.
I hope I'm not stepping on toes. I've been that jackass naysayer a couple times, and I've learned it doesn't help, and being a self-righteous prick doesn't necessarily mean you're actually making the world a better place. Most times it simply means "Look at me, look how superior I am. Bask in my aura of righteousness, and behold as I preach from my soapbox."
You can't let that wind you up to the point you just give up. It's not fair to yourself. And it's not fair to everyone else to focus so much on the negative, either. Starting a thread like this simply adds more fuel to the fire, good intentions or no.
I hope Laserman stops by a couple times, and reads this, and knows the deal. And I hope he decides to keep on keeping on.