---- Original Message ----- From: J. Stephen Wills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:37 PM Subject: RE: R:Street
> You know, I really didn't want to get into this, just as I was returning to > the fold, having been a user since System V, it distresses me to see such Welcome back. As you know, communities go through changes and evolve. Perhaps the recent spate of list activity is part of the evolution and will change things for the better. > more disconcerting is that the strongest of the commentary comes from an > RBase representative. I echo that concern. > That we list subscribers don't know what happened is irrelevant to us ; to > use what "happened" as a defense is therefore meaningless. To hyper-react, > especially invoking a form of "executive privilege" doesn't, IMO, reflect at > all well on RBTI. I am attributing it to frustration and a bad day. There is no reason to take it further, IMO. > and business relations. If Mr. McGrath took shots at RBTI, these should be > unwrapped from their presentation in order to assess the quality/merit of > their content. If such criticisms have merit, then they should be > considered. When I hear negative comments, I use those comments as an opportunity to improve my customer relations or my presentation methods. As professionals in a rather competitive and difficult field, we all can use as much advice and wisdom as we can find when it comes ot maintaining good customer relations. > not dismissive. If Mr. McGrath offended someone personally, that is not the > concern of RBTI, but rather that individual. My point exactly. > My wife also tells me, and, again, she is right, "Perception is reality." I call it "political reality" to separate it from my own notions of reality. Blame it on my undergrad years and philosophy. But your wife is very, very correct. You are fortunate to have such a wise woman as your wife. Regards, K R Brown ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
