--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > I found that an interesting discussion -- and look forward to the > > > "agreement". > > > > > > Judy, from the discussion, it seems that a motive for some, > > > perhaps many, of your posts is to set the record straight > > > regarding factual errors, unfounded claim, inconistencies > > > with past statements, logical errors, etc. Posts of that > > > nature, I find useful at times, good catches I had missed. > > > Or sometimes its more info than I wanted and I can easily > > > skip such. > > > > > > What becomes grating, and is when I, and I assume others, > > > tune-out, are posts that go beyond the correction of a > > > statement and turn into character attacks, insults, snide > > > remarks, charges of derogatory motivations, etc. > > > > And of course I'm the only one who does this, right? > > To quote you "Did I Say That?" > > To correct the record, I said just the opposite. See below
You did indeed. I'm afraid I'm guilty of not reading beyond that paragraph I commented on. My apologies. Since the first paragraph was exclusively about me, it appeared to me that the one that followed was also meant to be exclusively about me, i.e., that the first was a setup. I should have read further; my bad. > > > Give me a *break*. > > > You left out: > > "The reason I address you specifically, is that when a reasonable point > is raised, you have a good mind and will, it appears, consider it in a > reasoned way. And you have stated that correcting the record is a > motive for you. I am not sure it is for (all) others.** Others, > equally guilty of often going down the character road IMO, may not > have the same "correct the record" motives that you do." > > Perhaps I goofed on that latter assumption. > > ----- > I also had a footnote that I took out saying the others sometimes tend > to react viscerally and emotionally to suggestions, whereas, per > above, you appear to reflected upon them in a more considered and > reasoned manner. > > I took it out in that I was senstitive to not bash character in a post > in which I suggest not doing so. And the above, "the others sometimes > tend to react viscerally and emotionally to suggestions" I thought > perhaps too close to that line. >
