On Apr 20, 2005, at 3:36 PM, Dan Minette wrote:
From: "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To be fair I don't always make the distinction when I comment on
something, which surely doesn't help anyone else decide whether I think
I'm right or I'm just blowing hot gas. ;)
I wouldn't mind having to ask which is it from time to time if you don't
mind being asked. If we agree that you sometimes use hyperbola and
sometimes take strong serious positions, this seems like an obvious thing
to do.
If you feel the urge to ask, please do so. It might be interesting to see how many times I'm being serious versus just venting.
As it happens I've seen some very absolutist statements coming from Gautam, regular use of adjectives such as "absurd" and "nonsense", etc., and yet I don't see you calling him out on his language like you've chosen to target me.
OK, a fair observation. You are right that I don't do it. I cannot
remember when he used such strong language and I called him on it. The
reason for this isn't automatic deference to his education. It's that when
I look at that type of statement, I don't have the resources to mount a
counter-arguement that meets my standards.
All right -- but can you see why I might feel picked on? (Or is "fortunate" a better term...?)
-- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror" http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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