RE: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a civilizat ion?

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

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> Verzonden: Sunday, August 19, 2001 2:58 PM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a
> civilizat ion?

>  If I were you, I'd be more careful in the future when throwing
>  accusations around. If you start making a habit of accusing people of
>  something without providing evidence, sooner or later you're going to
>  find yourself in court, explaining your behaviour to a judge.
>  
>   >>
> I will take your statements as a threat of legal action. I will
> therefore no longer answer any of your posts for fear of having a
> lawyer at my door.

Apparently, some people considered my statement "a threat of legal action".
For the record: it is not a threat -- it's a recommendation from me to be
more careful when accusing people.

This really is quite obvious, I'd say. Phrases like...

- "be more careful IN THE FUTURE"
- "start making a habit" (one instance doesn't make it a habit)
- "sooner or later"

...are all very clear indications that this is not a threat.

I still can't figure out why some people on this list don't seem capable of
understanding what I write; they even don't understand it after I (sometimes
repeatedly) provide additional explanations. Heck, I can even explicitly
state "this is how my post must be interpreted", and people *still* continue
to interpret a post wrongly.

Why? I really don't have a clue.


Jeroen

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