Barry Morris Goldwater - Presidential Elect from Arizona
The Capitol Building - Capitol Hill, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, North America, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy
01:20:16 ATC/January 20th, 1969 - 12:15 / 12:15 PM
Barry was feeling some pressure as the crowd and news cameras focused in on the soon-to-be sworn in Thirty-Seventh President of the United States.
The Arizonizian, and indisputable de facto head of the Conservative Wing for the Republican Party, didn't entirely expected to win in a landslide over former Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Yet luck apparently was on his side with a full-blown scandal courtesy of senatorial aide Bobby Baker coming to light in August; suspicious and conflicting financial statements provided to the Internal Revenue Service by Lady Bird, and questions over Robert McNamera's discernment. The media had a field day over the revelations that Goldwater didn't account for at all. He'd expected the election to be like 1964, when his good friend Jack faced an upscale battle from Nelson Rockefeller but still managed to get reelected with a comfortable margin of Electoral Votes.
While he didn't necessarily always agreed with Kennedy's New Frontier initiative, he could respect the young man's firm stand against any foe.
'Right now I need to focus on the present and future.' The once small scale businessman from Phoenix thought as he held up his left hand and placed his right onto the Holy Bible.
"I, Barry Morris Goldwater, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my abiity, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God."
Galactic News Network Building - Galactic City, Coruscant, Core Worlds, Republic Space, "The Galaxy"
02:09:16 ATC/February 9th, 1969 - 13:18/1:18 PM
"Good evening. I'm Zay Sneralda, and welcome to GNN. Thank you for joining us."
"Our top story tonight is that our American allies from Earth have elected Barry Goldwater of a province called Arizona as their next leader. Chancellor Saresh was looking forward to working alongside Lyndon Johnson when, in a surprising development, the Texianian was accused of corruption and embezzlement, sending shockwaves throughout the nation-state and securing votes for the Goldwater's campaign pledge of keeping the Government honest. We cut now to a statement from the newly elected President."
"I'm still astonished at the revelation that while under the American people's watch the Vice President was corrupt beyond recognition, but I before then I knew of his reputation as an intimidator for the Democrats in the Senate. All I will say on the matter for now, until the investigation is over, is that I hope that I'll be able to restore honesty in government."
"As far as we know, Goldwater is known as an honest and principled man, unusually so for a politician. While it is unknown as of now how his diplomatic relationship will be with the current Chancellor, it is assumed that he will be sticking with his principles as labeled in his book 'Conscience of a Conservative'.
"In other news, the Sith Empire has managed to successfully repelled an incursion by Republic forces, Trandoshan Auxiliaries and Earth troops from India on the Outer Rim world of Pavia in the Tapani Sector after heavy fighting. While the defenders were estimated to have suffered catastrophic losses, the Indians were annihilated and the Republic were forced to withdraw when Imperial relief arrived."
"And there have been some recent developments in the arrangement of confining Prisoners of War. Some high-level prisoners will be confined on Earth in undisclosed locations to help ease the pressure off of the overstrained prison system and to also take advantage of the unique atmosphere."
"Finally, the Republic Military Board of Ordnance rejected adopting either the Earth-designed AR-15 or the Stoner 63 Weapon System, and .223 Remington projectile ammunition due to unacceptable performance against durasteel armor and reliability issues. Immediately following the announcement, ArmaLite liquidated all assets relating to their design."
Barry Morris Goldwater - 37th President of the United States
The Oval Office - The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, North America, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy
02:09:16 ATC/February 9th, 1969 - 2:45 PM
"So, what's first on the agenda, Mister President?" The Thirteenth White House Press Secretary, William Buckley, inquired. "I know that we have a lot of work to do, ranging from attempting to reverse some of the New Deal initiatives without upsetting the moderates and streamline the government for efficiency sake, nevermind the war effort."
After taking a moment to ponder, Barry decided to prioritize on the current situation at the front as his social platform could wait.
"How's the war effort going so far, Omar?" Goldwater asked the Secretary of Defense he retained from the previous Kennedy administration.
"Overall, still astonishingly well despite the setback in the Tapini." the experienced and decorated warfighter revealed. "Our boys in particular wiped out a few garrisons on Tapana after they refused to surrender. The rest surrendered en mass, and we handed them over to the Republic."
"Wiped out?"
"Like the Japs back in the Second World War, Mister President. According to a Republic memo, no surrender orders were given by 'Mainly Sith or some General trying to keep their pride in check'. Still, these Imperials are tenacious and wield highly advanced equipment, so they should not be underestimated."
"Definitely." One of Goldwater's military aides, Medal of Honor recipient Major Robert Franklin Foley of the United States Army and formerly attached to Company A, Second Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, concurred. "If what we heard about the Sith specifically are true, it's a complete and utter bitch to handle them hand to hand combat wise. But if we engage them at the five to six hundred yard line with our M14's, we can just pick them off with our superior marksmanship training." The Major concluded before showing a hint of annoyance. "The Jarheads are just showing off by hitting anything with a red haze out to eight, nine hundred, and even a thousand yards. Needless to say, Sir, our Republic allies are impressed."
"Too many optics in use and not enough marksmen in their ranks but of course we are showing off. Just as the Corps did at Belleau Wood, and we also had a winning streak at Camp Perry so far." Major Edward James Land grinned. "Hell, I know even Hathcock is picking off serious targets with his ragtag merry bunch, and at times making bets with the Republic Deadeyes."
The Fifty-Fifth Secretary of State, Jesse Helms, decided to interrupt before interservice rivalries could commence. "By the way, Mister President, representatives from Coronet Arms will be arriving on February the 17th to discuss the possibility of securing a contract for producing small arms. If their claims of quality is right, they'll probably match or even succeed the TRW productions."
"Are you sure that's a fair comparison?" The Secretary of Defense chuckled. "Who would've thought that an Aircraft Production company would make quality service arms and astoundingly still have no rejections to date?"
"ArmaLite certainly proved that's not always the case when the Army tested out their AR-10 and AR-15 designs in 1958 and 1962." The 38th United States Secretary of the Interior and firearms enthusiast, Hubert Leon "Bill" Richardson, sighed. "While I could understand the appeal of them, the shortcomings were too great compared to what the military adopted but it's still a shame that they were focusing on military contracts instead of selling them openly on the civilian market as it would be successful... especially the AR-15 when dealing with Coyotes."
"Hence why it was referred to as a varmint round." Omar grinned. "Stoner, Eugene is his first name I believe, gave me a Semi-Automatic only presentation model as a gift, and Ike and I used it at his farm in Gettysburg to take care of some foxes. But the ones I witnessed Ordnance tested out back in '62 showed that it's a mere fad, especially after every prototype had the buttstock cracked during the bayonet phase."
"Well, at least our boys are equipped with the descendant of the greatest battle implement ever devised, and we don't have to worry about the what-ifs." Barry smiled. "Imagine if McNamara became Secretary of Defense?"
"Respectfully Mister President, McNamara doesn't know anything except calculating and his arithmetic is always wrong. Book smarts doesn't necessarily translate into logic." Omar growled. "I'm just glad that the fool will never be Vice President, nevermind your crazy hypothetical, sir."
Zay Sneralda- Host of The Sneralda Hour
Galactic News Network Building - Galactic City, Coruscant, Core Worlds, Republic Space, "The Galaxy"
02:09:16 ATC/February 9th, 1969 - 20:30/8:30 PM
"Good evening. I'm your host Zay Sneralda, and with me tonight is my co-anchor from the critically hit politically inclined Holonet show 'The Kaven Haven', and some say my rival: Kaven Skeloe.
"Very funny, Zay. You realize that we're live, right?"
"I'm perfectly well aware but we're not emotionless droids. Earlier today, I broke the news about Goldwater taking office and mentioned a book of his titled 'Conscience of a Conservative'. Unfortunately due to the wartime quarantine policy enacted by the United Nations and every nation-state on Earth in which trade is only limited to selected goods, all ships are searched immediately even if the proper codes are given.
"Strict media censorship and tourism is prohibited with only selected persons of the government, officials from at least three contractors, and those under official military business being allowed on the planet. Those who fail to heed the travel restrictions are immediately treated as spies or invaders and the intruding spacecraft will be shot down on sight. Denizens will have to wait until the war is over to receive a copy but luckily for us Senator Krasul decided to hand his favorite news network an extra copy he bought during his time as an ambassador on Earth."
"Oh, we're definitely now officially criminals in the eyes of the Earthlings," Kaven chuckled.
Zay rolled her eyes at the quip and got serious. "So what are your thoughts on the book so far, Kaven?"
"Well, while I haven't read all of the book yet, Zay, I have at least managed to get to Chapter Four and I'll admit that I'm predicting some clashes of views up ahead between Goldwater and Saresh."
"Clashes?" The host inquired.
"You see, from our perspective the concept of nation-states died millennia ago; while Earth is still divided and just only started forming formal ties with the Republic last year. The point is though that Chancellor Saresh firmly believes that the Republic needs to step to assist anyone's needs, while Goldwater on the other hand is firmly against what he refers to as 'handouts'."
"Handouts? That's a new one… the equivalent is Coruscanti Sludge used by the Mid and Outterrimmers, right?"
"That seems to be the case but the good news is that he is more supportive of private charitable aid that could be simply compared to as what the Jedi did before the Sith returned to the galaxy and The Hyland Organization for Rakghoul Neutralization. Also known as THORN that was founded by Addalar Hyland, but that's not all. It's also an excellent chance that he will be against any suggestions for Earth to unite into a universal, single planetary government, and that's not even taking into consideration that the planet is technically having an ongoing cold war which is still unresolved."
"Speaking of the Jedi, did they offer to meditate?"
"At least three times only to have it shot down at the United Nations every time. The only nation that consistently voted for mediation was North Korea and that's only because they want to have their claim over South Korea legitimized."
"Huh? North Korea might be a theocratic powerhouse." Sneralda assumed. "Shame we don't know much about how this world is divided up overall as the exportation of maps is banned for, quote unquote, 'security reasons,' due to the current conflict."
"That's a reasonable guess as all we know for sure is that North Korea is Communist in ideology and South Korea isn't."
"Anything else you would like to share?"
"Again, I don't have enough information on the overall political situation on the world but based on what we know so far, their military might and creativity has been unmatched despite their technological limitations. Their slugthrowers are second only to Verpine railguns, and the planet is divided into cultural, ideological, and or religious lines. Still, even though I can only guess at what Goldwater is inferring, safe to say he is a diehard advocate for Liberty and therefore while not Johnson, he'll support the war effort based on his values."
"Well, I appreciate your time on the show, Kaven but unfortunately that's all the time we have for tonight. Until next time, this has been Zay Sneralda of The Sneralda Hour, signing off."
"Cut!" the on-stage director shouted, "Zay? A word."
The brown-haired anchorwoman wearing a dark grayish-blue leather jacket and a white crewneck T-Shirt immediately sauntered over upon overhearing the holler. "You wanted to see me, boss?"
"You did an excellent job tonight, and ratings are up fifteen percent. We're still the most popular on the network but there's a problem."
"A problem? Look, if it's about my contract, I'm sure we can work it out. And I don't need a raise as the board did decide two years ago to increase my salary from four hundred thousand credits to twelve million, which is still overly generous in my opinion."
"It's not the contract nor a compensation issue but...umm, the thing is, Zay, the Board just decided to have Kaven handle anything political related from now on, and that includes the unofficial examining of books written by politicians."
"Is there any other restrictions that I need to know about?"
"No comedy as Torion got that covered but you're free to cover fashion, music, some culinary such as sneak peeks for the cooking show and a few other subjects. I'll have a memo sent to your datapad "
"Understood." Sneralda accepted.
George Walton Lucas, Junior - Aspiring Film Director and Documentary Producer
The Frolic Room - Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America, North America, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy
02:09:16 ATC/February 9th, 1969 - 20:30/8:30 PM
George was in denial. After he and his friend, Francis, decided to hang out at the Frolic Room in Hollywood, the pair somehow ended up talking to the creator of Star Trek and a screenwriter, but after discussing his ideas and sharing a few scripts, the aspiring director now felt like he needed another drink.
"You know, George, I honestly like your idea and ambitiousness." Gene Roddenberry declared. "But I think right now is not the time to produce a Buck Rogers film. I advise that even your Indiana Jones documentary will unfortunately have to wait as it was announced that the legendary archeologist will be heading to Coruscant soon."
"I suppose you're right." The young, aspiring director sighed, "Frank and I were going to document the fighting in Vietnam as well but we couldn't receive permission in time."
"Hey, Sailer. What book are ya reading?"
"Ah, just some promotional copy I got from the Republic diplomatic party a couple years back." The screenwriter shrugged, adjusting his glasses. "It's about this mysterious Jedi named Revan and his ragtag bunch of misfits. Here's the kicker: it's apparently all real."
"Ragtag bunch of misfits?" Coppola wondered. "And a true story as well? Say, George, does that sound like something you would like to do?""
"Honestly, I think you should do it, George. It's right up your alley. Kind of Space Western Opera if I say so myself," Sailer slid the book to George. "Give it a read, might give you ideas. Ah hell, I'm late for another meeting. I'll talk to y'all later. Buenos Dias, Mister Lucas."
"Um… y tu?" George replied.
"Bueno," Sailer smiled as the New Mexican screenwriter left the room.
Gene smiled and offered Lucas a way to get his foot into the door. "You know what, here's a proposal if you three can work something out. I'll be the benefactor, George can be the primary director, Francis the co-director, and Sailer could collaborate the script with you George as… frankly, your dialogue needs work."
"Actually, I will let George have at it as he was the brain behind the Buck Rogers film."
"You're sure, man?" George questioned, taken aback by the humbleness.
"I'm sure. Big productions aren't my thing really and I have a feeling that this will be a hit."
"Alright," Lucas relented. "But we need a name. As Gene will be helping, how about 'Star Wars?'"
"Ha!" Roddenberry laughed, slapping Lucas behind the back. "It took place a long time ago in that galaxy next door as well after all."
SURPRISE! I bet you guys weren't expecting none other than George Lucas himself to show up in the story (besides Gene Roddenberry and Francis Ford Coppola no less, alongside Sailer having a cameo appearance) and while a certain so-called Magic Kingdom has divided the fan-base, hopefully this planned breaking the fourth wall tribute for the franchise will at least be a good first step in trying to heal some wounds :)
And North Korea being unintentionally described as a powerhouse during a talk show due to not knowing is pretty creative. XD
In case you're wondering, Sneralda will be a recurring character but that all I will say for now.
It also seems like it has been foreshadowed that Barry Goldwater aka Mister Conservative and Chancellor Saresh will be inevitably clashing in the story and it will be a matter of not if but when? And it won't be just Goldwater clashing but a few other world leaders plot wise too.
Does that mean in the story there will be somehow a Conservative tidal wave?
Not necessarily geopolitically as while my personal political leanings is somewhat obvious now, there's no way that something similar will occur in every NATO leaning nation in the story.
However, in spite of this: The focus of the clashes against Saresh won't be anything related to current politics at all but a case of those who are Pro-Saresh and Earth as a whole needs to unite and should join the Republic without delay versus those who are not comfortable with the Chancellor and think that everything needs to remain the status quo with retaining Independence as much as possible plot wise.
In short, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES will there be a case of principally focusing on subjects that are still Hot Button issues even now. Maybe the occasional mentioning of a bill that would directly impact a circa 1960s society but predominantly I don't want to cause a political firestorm in the reviews if at all possible.
I have a feeling though that I may get some backlash for already including some of it now but it's honestly feasibly impossible including politicians of the period (or in some cases: future politicians who due to circumstances here probably won't be having a political career) without delving into issues of the day or topics that still cause divisiveness in the electoral seasons currently and therefore I'm going to honestly try to keep everything in a fine balance as much as possible whenever such extremely limited examples pop up plotwise. Admittedly it won't be perfect but hopefully I can tread the shark infested ocean here with caution and I hope you all will be understanding.
Yes, I'm well aware that this one was American centric but the next interlude is already planned to have Switzerland be the focus and its not focusing on leadership as of now but instead a case of Humanitarian Aid.
Okay, it's also now officially time for me to address something that I feel needs to be taken care of right now just in case the other co-authors begin receiving PMs with the same questions. While this doesn't apply to everyone, I sadly need to make this a priority one public service announcement:
I honestly didn't want to do this as I'm no way in hell a Social Justice Warrior whose only hobby is calling people out but I have been receiving more than a few PMs and the occasional review about why, for instance, the M16 hasn't shown up at all.
I have my reasons as to why when I started writing the story but to spell it out specifically to something that was arguably rushed into service as a wonder weapon without realizing that it was going to have issues; the initial M16s sucked and during Vietnam men DIED while trying to clear jams.
It's a long and complicated story with some dirty politics mixed in after reading everything relevant to the subject here before I started writing this fic and researching the topic even more in-depth during my hiatus but simply put it, the M16 wasn't reliable for combat at all until the M16A2 was adopted in 1983 by the United States Marine Corps followed by the United States Army three years later to replace their Vietnam vintage M16A1s.
I also wanted to take potential advantage of a double one-two punch of long range stand-off distance per United States military doctrine before the M16 was adopted and armor penetrating capabilities, which 7.62 NATO both excels at, in the story and to quote advocates for the M16 of the era and the early 5.56 round: 5.56 is meant to wound and take five men out of the fight as one wounded guy needs to be carried back.
And I won't say who here but one of these excessive PMers had the ABSOLUTE NERVE to say that it was 'reliable'.
I'm going to assume that he wasn't aware of the complete fiasco, no, CATASTROPHIC DISASTER that went down.
To quote one of the servicemen who actually experienced the issues of the early M16s:
"We left with seventy-two men in our platoon and came back with nineteen. Believe it or not, you know what killed most of us? Our own rifles. Practically every one of our dead was found with his rifle (M16) torn down next to him where he had been trying to fix it."
And here's two more examples that wrote their Congressmen in an attempt to resolve the issue before their buddies get killed.
From a letter that ended up in the office of Representative Charles W. Whalen, Jr., of Ohio:
I was walking point a few weeks back and that piece of you know what jammed three times in a row on me. I'm lucky I wasn't doing anything but reconning by fire or I wouldn't be writing this letter now. When I brought the matter up to the Captain, he let me test fire the weapon—well in fifty rounds it double fed and jammed fourteen times. I guess I'll just have to wait till someone gets shot and take his rifle because the Captain couldn't get me a new one.
Another, from a Marine officer, referred to Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin:
The weapon has failed us at crucial moments when we needed fire power most. In each case, it left Marines naked against their enemy. Often … we take counts after each fight, as many as fifty percent of the rifles fail to work. I know of at least two Marines who died within ten feet of the enemy with jammed rifles.
My loyalty has to be with these eighteen-year-old Marines. Too many times (yesterday most recently) I've been on TF's awaiting medical evacuation and listened to bandaged and bleeding troopers cuss the M-16. Yesterday, we got in a big one. … The day found one Marine beating an NVA with his helmet and a hunting knife because his rifle failed—this can't continue—thirty-two of about eighty rifles failed yesterday.
So therefore should I realistically use this weapon in the story based on the above, huh?
Should I have a version of a rifle that some advocates claimed that it was designed to wound in a war where situationally the fictitious enemy here really doesn't care about their own, especially backstabbing Sith?
One that also have furniture cracking easily during melee?
Or verified accounts of North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong Guerrillas taking multiple hits from Cartridge, 5.56-mm, Ball, M193 used in the conflict - dead center in the chest no less - and still fighting as if not struck by the lead?
One in which inexcusably no cleaning kits were supplied for due to being marketed as quote on quote "Self-cleaning"?
SERIOUSLY!?
It doesn't take much to say HELL NO.
I just absolutely REFUSE to be pressured to include a rushed system that caused deaths and everytime I keep receiving these questions, I just think about the names on the wall and wonder HOW MANY men DIED trying to fix their own weapons out in the field with just a stick found on the ground, IN THE MIDST OF A FIREFIGHT/ AMBUSH, from 1968 to 1973.
Fathers, Husbands, Uncles, Sons coming home in a pine casket with the American flag draped over because their own rifles FAILED them when they absolutely needed them to work the most!
From 1965 to 1967, guess what wasn't being primarily fielded and used by typical American GIs in Vietnam by the way? And even then, rear echelon units and those stationed Stateside and in Europe still were issued something that worked and it was still issued to Marines as the main service rifle at the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego as late as 1978. The National Guard and United States Navy even still utilized M1 Garands until the mid 1970s as well to be fair.
Hopefully the above explanation about ArmaLite liquidating the machinery and Bombs LeMays unofficial test going wrong unlike in actuality (Yes, he actually did shoot Watermelons at a Fourth of July picnic with one loaned to him by a promotional representative from Colt) and descriptions of how the actual .55 Grain projectile that was in service historically theoretically wouldn't work back in Chapter 17 will finally get the point across as I thought not having McNamara being Secretary of Defense (Bradley is leagues ahead of Mister Bankrupt and I can't believe Kennedy had McNamara as his SecDef) would've already have sufficed but boy was I wrong.
I still support ownership of Civilian AR-15s and the design has come a long way since being fielded but I was absolutely stunned by the reports and congressional inquiries I have read about the M16s not working in Vietnam. I don't have any other words except that there's more than just a small group of individuals who should have been placed on Death Row with no hope for life without parole including Robert McNamera and the so-called Whiz kids and quite a few Ordnance officers as well.
As far as I can frankly tell, Eugene Stoner wasn't affiliated with his design at that point as he already sold the patent to Colt and from there it went to hell.
Even the Viet Cong just ignored them, which isn't typical of guerrillas as they would gladly use captured rifles only to turn them against their foe and that goes to show even illiterate peasants that at times were forcibly recruited by the VC understood that they didn't want to commit suicide.
This is the final word on the early M16 matter and respectfully there's plenty of popular culture examples set during the Vietnam War where the M16 is being used in action. E:ARD WILL NOT be one of them out of respect for those who died trying to use a rifle that was rushed into service and undeniably didn't work when fielded. No exceptions!
Oh and speaking of the 80s, no Abrams, no TOS-1 MLRS, nada. They wouldn't even have been conceived in 1967 / 1968.
Besides, the never got off the drawing board, monstrous Ratte is being revived and will appear. Why honestly include the clearly anachronistic Abrams when this bad boy is appearing? Tell me. Actually, please don't as that was rhetorical and I was being sarcastic.
I can accept constructive criticism easily and I appreciate the honest feedback for the story but if something doesn't appear, there are reasons.
Yes, I'm honestly quite a bit beyond annoyed at this point to be honest as I didn't think that I had to explain my position as this is partially an alternate history story I decided to set in the mid to late 60s as I could've easily went with the flow to set in the modern day like all the other Earth in Star Wars works on the site albiet set in SWTOR instead of the overdone CIS/Galactic Empire when I initially started this on my own but I didn't and everything equipment / armament wise is already covered and planned such as the Chieftains and Ratte so respectfully thanks but no thanks.
I hereby apologize if the above rant is a bit overkill / overly harsh but it needed to be said as some of the readers are trying to enjoy the story and a few of the co-authors are getting frustrated after seeing these types of "reviews" as well.
You know who you are and if any of you want to post honest reviews, that is highly appreciated but as I already have stated to those pestering the subject beyond excessively and I'll repeat it once more here for clarity as the earwax probably just only now felled out of their ears: Everything equipment / technological wise is already being covered.
Again, I also don't want you to try to ask the same questions to any of the co-authors and thankfully it hasn't happened yet, at least to my knowledge, but that is honestly one of my primary concerns about the matter here hence why I decided to try to solve the issue now before it becomes a case of why even write this at all if I just keep receiving 'recommendations' on hardware that won't be appearing at all, including a rifle that made widows and orphans when rushed into service.
And to the sincere readers and my colleagues for this story, I didn't enjoy writing the defense memo here and I'm sorry if it ruined the mood for the chapter / story overall despite George Lucas making an appearance but as mentioned, I'm doing my best here to try to resolve the matter before it escalates.
None of this is your fault and feel free to call me an asshole if you want as I understand perfectly if you don't like the way in how I'm attempting to handle this or the tone I'm using but I'm genuinely doing it for you and also for my own sanity as the line in the sand has clearly been crossed.
I'm usually a forgiving individual but in this case, under these circumstances, I reluctantly can't even justify it anymore as I was being overgenerous, perhaps even a bit too much.
They have JUST ONE MORE CHANCE before they have officially ran out of any further leniency from me. I'm just done.
And again, to reiterate: I didn't enjoy typing it out but I felt like I had no other choice here after politely saying NO more than once to those who keep pressing the same 'recommendation(s)' or simply ignoring the pestering in a vain attempt of hoping that the problem would somehow correct itself with them taking the hint but now enough is enough.
THIS IS SERIOUSLY MY FINAL WARNING: Stop it IMMEDIATELY or just shut off your computer, IPad, Android, or whatever you're wasting the batteries with at this point, and go check out some actual books from your local library to read and write a thesis on as there are those who are just trying to enjoy this work here, not see excessive messages about why there's a need to include something that doesn't even fit or clearly won't be used.
As I'm theorizing that you're just probably going to just continue anyway based on previous experience instead of heading even the above red hot warning label: Auf Wiedersehen, Adios, Toodles, and Goodbye.
Sincerely,
ODST.