--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> > 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.
No problem. We all perhaps react before taking in the whole thought being expressed. > 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. And probably I have not earned your trust. Thats reasonable. When some people say odd things, but I trust them, I bite my tongue and read on, to see if they "really" meant what I thought they did. Or if its ambiguous, I give them the benefit of the doubt. Its occurred to me, that if everyone here gave others the benefit of the doubt a bit more, instead of viscerally reacting to some quick impression of what they are saying, the list would sparkle more. And quick impressions of what others are saying can be fueled by having "pegged them", stereotyped them as being a certain way. But, in my better moments, I find that if I approach everyone "freshly", innocently, without a lot of past baggage, I see more.
