On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 10:03:53PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > Because you brought up an experience that differed from the experience > of others, yet you claimed universality.
No, I did not. > derogatory comments of the ability of the other correspondent. Taking > the first, straightforward, readings of those texts (your posts) one > would arrive at the reasonable conclusion that the author of the > texts (you) feel that those with whom he corresponds have inferior > abilities. Or one could arrive at the even more straightforward and reasonable conclusion that when someone writes nonsense when they are capable of writing something that makes sense, then I point it out, and I would hope others would do the same. > The reasons I'm fairly sure that you dissed Julia in a post a while > ago (maybe 2 weeks or so) is that I was going to mention to her how > amazed I was that she was so good at keeping discussions civil with > folks the rest of us could not. My memory is that I read a post of > yours, and thought to myself, well even Julia isn't perfect (sorry > Julia). Dan, you've got dissing on the brain. If you can't get a new concept, could you at least get a new word? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
