Discussions are clearer and more productive when the personal is kept out, thanks to some guy called Argumentum ad Hominem. Could you elaborate on why you don't think the 2 situations are at all worth comparing, and why it is a silly argument? For my part, I thought it was pretty interesting, and a scenario I'd never thought of before. I'm not in one camp or another, and that's of limited relevance anyway.
Since the personal has already entered the conversation, I'd like to attempt to cancel out the negative by sharing my very limited but very positive experience working with Melani so far, for what it's worth. She's showed me one house, being sold through her company, and was diligent, brutal actually, in her critique of the house as we were walking through. She pointed out flaws and characteristics I never would have picked up and I left feeling better educated and more aware, although there's not a chance in hell I'll buy the house, at least at its current price. We discussed neighborhood dynamics for a while and her explanations were interesting, informed, and thorough, as she explained avantages and disavantages for people on both sides of each situation we discussed. I short, although I'm not sure i agree with her stance on HD, she gained my trust. I still think it's possible to disagree without without disliking, and in a community this small, fact-sharing and fair discussion works a lot better than smearing and rhetoric, although effective and passionate discussion help too, and I hesitate to lump that with rhetoric per se. Sure would be nice to drop the fighting and side-taking and discuss without agenda once in a while. All these opinions coming through are valid concerns, and cooperation would integrate everyone's interests a lot better than digging foxholes. Assuming, of course the question is still an open discussion, not an administrative inevitability. On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Andrew Diller wrote: > I don't see how an ocean-side, vacation destination, (with insanely > valuable water-front) can compare in any way to west Philadelphia, a > bedroom community for a major city. > > Please go back to the drawing board, as this is a silly argument Ms. > Lamond. I didn't think you could do worse than the GET $50K QUICK argument, > but this is coming close. > > Please stop trying to make the HD seem necessary. You don't live in the > area, the only benefit would be for you to make more money as houses > supposedly increase in value and you make more in commissions. At least let > someone else speak, someone that doesn't have a (mostly) financial interest > in the situation. Is there anyone else? > > -andy diller ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
