On Feb 16, 2007, at 9:51 AM, Guy Hayden wrote:
Thank you for pointing out my errors. My remorse at being such an ungracious conversant and miserable lout is immeasurable.
Guy, the *only* error you've made here is to take offense at what was never offensive. You were absolutely right to offer your helpful post in which you mentioned the German abbreviations. Johannes was also right to add further clarification of how to best use the abbreviations.
The part that baffles us is why you suddenly got all pouty and defensive. There was nothing at all rude about Johannes's post. You might easily have responded with a simple "Thanks for the additional information" or just left the post unanswered, and no one would have given it a second thought.
Perhaps a personal note offering a correction would have been more appropriate.
Surely not. The purpose of this list is to help others and to offer information. Johannes had something to offer the readers of this list, so of course his message should go to the list. What good would it do to send a note only to you?
We all make mistakes sometimes. I for one am grateful when others correct mine, even on occasions where my blunder is a little embarrassing. I sincerely hope people here won't stop offering up corrections to others' posts for fear of accidentally offending someone.
Please read Johannes's email again. There is no criticism there, and nothing personal about you. He simply was correcting a matter of fact.
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