@wai0937 @johnpollock
I have just become aware of all this fuss I have caused and before I provide a response and some context I just want to publicly apologize for my inconsiderate question.
I am truly sorry I upset you John it was never my intention to be disrespectful or demeaning to either yourself or Wai.
A lot have people have speculated and have been accurate, others have been way off, so I will provide some clarification for anyone who cares to read it.
First off, I have always had a different way of structuring the way I write things, that did me no favours in the original question and even though I am taking the time to write this now, you will probably still notice it.
I don’t have time to keep up to date, so at the time I asked the question I had just caught up on 3 months worth of Ask-A-Wais and yesterday I only just heard RAD which prompted me to go listen to the July Ask-A-Wai and find this thread (which if Wai didn’t tag me in I wouldn’t have found).
I did rush the question and because I had more than one, I tried to keep it short, I usually go back and edit what I have written but in this case, I never properly proofed the question. The final portion in regard to finance was structured VERY poorly and made the context of my question sound offensive which it was not intended to be.
To clarify the question, I was intending (and I know this may still come off poorly) to reassure John that getting rid of the office space could be a good move. Freshly hearing John talk about the office space, it sounded as though he was in 2 minds about getting rid of it. The question come from a genuine curiosity for what the office space was used for as all shows I know of are done at John or Wai’s homes. I am also a very logical thinker, so if there was no meaningful reason to have the extra office space, then it seemed like an unnecessary overhead.
Some people have suggested if you do some basic maths Post Wrestling make plenty of money, I don’t want them to disclose what they make, nor should they need to but my intent with the finance remark was indeed meant to be a compliment. “you guys don’t make enough” is a common expression where I am from to suggest you are worth more, it is not sarcastic or demeaning.
My basic maths from the rough numbers of Patrons you have hinted at, suggest to me that in my opinion you are both worth more than you currently get. I would hope that you also generate money through Youtube, the website, merch etc but I was honestly saying, I feel like you guys are worth more. John especially to me is the next Meltzer, he should be in that league. He does not rely on clickbait headings or misleading articles, does not over speculate on rumours, you are both full of integrity and always ensure you have a reliable source.
Some people may think these guys get paid to watch wrestling while the rest of us do it for free but the level of work that we hear about and I’m sure there is more that we don’t is HUGE, so I think both these guys are undervalued and although I can’t afford to give more I believe they deserve more. So, I was trying to say, if John has revaluated that he can work without a separate office then it seems like a good move.
I would never intentionally demean you guys, I have been a listener since a UK podcast known as the Ministry of Slam recommended the LAW when they took a hiatus which was around 2009 and I know I was certainly listening to you in 2010 because I still have some Review-an-Impact podcasts from that period. I have been a Patron since fairly early on and pay a little over $9 AUD a month to support you guys and get access to some great podcasts, so I am indeed a loyal fan.
This is where an interesting topic that I know you guys have touched on in the past presents itself, John called me a complete stranger and he is right but in another strange way I feel like I know him. It’s been at least a decade that I have been part of your conversations and shared many of the same thoughts. It’s a bit of a one-way relationship but I do feel like I know both of you, so maybe this led to me over stepping in my opinions and what I though was “being helpful”. It was a full day from when I heard RAD and had time to listen to A-A-W, I could not sleep most of that night, during that day I become quite upset and unable to focus on my job because I found out I upset John, it really felt like I let down someone I care about, so I truly am sorry John.
Someone also suggested Wai compromised his integrity because I am a Patron, not only do I not believe that to be the case but my interpretation is that Wai was attempting to point out to John that because I am a Patron, it would be unlikely I would be paying money and think poorly of Wai and John (which is accurate).
I know this is very long but given the hysteria I caused I felt like it had to be said. If you would have me, I would be more than happy to apologise on the air via Skype this weekend on RAS. If not, I hope this will suffice, I appreciate John still answering my second question and I will refrain from posting for a while as I feel like I have taken up enough of everyone’s time.