Horse,
You are terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marsha On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Horse wrote: > Hi Marsha > > Apologies if the "good manners lecture" seemed to be aimed at you. It was no > more aimed at you in particular than any of the other members of MD. My main > reason for making that comment was that it's something that I've been feeling > for some time and that just seemed an appropriate point to make the comment. > Some of my own comments, looking back on them, could have been a bit less > pointed. > I'm not saying that we should all be tugging our forelocks in reverence to > everyone else who posts (that'd be a bit boring), just that there are > occasions where a few deep breaths and a little more understanding would be > appropriate. > > Horse > > > On 11/03/2010 14:00, MarshaV wrote: >> On Mar 11, 2010, at 8:30 AM, Horse wrote: >> >> >>> > Hi Marsha >>> > > No grovelling (or gravelling) required at all - very un-MoQish. >>> > In fact, even agreement isn't required where you find yourself >>> > disagreeing. >>> > I know Dave's spent the last few years working his arse off to acquire >>> > the knowledge he has now and over the last few weeks I've noticed a >>> > distinct change in his style. He's knowledgeable, confident and very >>> > witty when he chooses - and that's not grovelling, just an >>> > acknowledgement of what he's achieved by hard work and determination - >>> > and I think that comes across in what he writes. >>> > I also think he's nailed much of what the MoQ is about and it's well >>> > worth paying attention to what he says. Which doesn't mean blind >>> > acceptance or, as above, even agreement. What it does mean though is >>> > criticism with the content of his work and not necessarily with the style >>> > with which he presents it. >>> > > Good manners costs nothing and there are a number of people on this >>> > list who should have that printed in large letters next to their monitors >>> > - myself included! >>> >> >> Horse, >> >> I appreciate how hard Dave must be working. >> >> --- >> >> Thanks for saving the 'good manners' lecture for me. >> >> >> Marsha >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but to skid in sideways, > chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally > worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"... Hunter S Thompson > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
