By excluding all of the other users (most of whom aren't in SF, or even in USA) from the conversation? And you can't see why people believe you were trying to b

By excluding all of the other users (most of whom aren't in SF, or even in USA) from the conversation? And you can't see why people believe you were trying to bury the item and/or get him to sign an NDA because he was "visiting your offices"?