No, Melissa, you are not the only one. I have been debating all morning whether or not to say basically what you said below.
I do find these kinds of exchanges disturbing, Ong, and this list is meant to be for sharing information and supporting each other. Email can be a difficult media to interpret. Perhaps if we were having a personal conversation and saw your body language and facial _expression_, some of the things you write would not seem rude, but frankly some of them do.
You seem to be a learned individual with much to share, but I feel you need to adjust your writing style.
I hope you will consider this in the spirit that it is written and that is simply to make you aware of things which are disturbing to me in the hope that you make the adjustment necessary to allow this to be a courtesous, supportive forum.
Julie
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OK, this contentiousness is getting to be a little disturbing.In a message dated 12/10/2004 11:01:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:You didn't answer my question. Why didn't you just ask?Let's be honest, Ong, you have been a bit mysterious and vague since you arrived on the list. While we can all appreciate good information, I find it hypocritical to refuse to cite your own sources and then criticize another list member for using the phrase "it is said" and claiming it lacks credibility. What credibility do you have? I think it is important to understand the source of your information--I don't think it was hostile for anyone to ask if you were a vet and what your credentials are since you have been providing a lot of seemingly scientific information. The kind of information that generally needs a bibliography and credit given to an author. Plus, we have never seen you on this list before. I've seen Tad a bunch of times.Don't get upset with us for questioning someone who comes out of the blue and who has, quite frankly, not been easy to talk to.We don't know you and you've been a lot defensive and occasionally hostile to list members who have been here for a long time. While I am sure we all want to give everyone a chance to participate and learn from one another, and I certainly welcome new information and explanations for this illness, I am not finding this defensive back and forth very helpful.Relax. I don't speak for anyone else on the list, just myself, but I cannot imagine I am the only one who has been bothered by this interchange.Melissa in NJ
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