clarification of condescension

Jon Robertson jmrober at pop6.ibm.net
Fri Jul 10 04:09:55 EDT 1998


Just a note to clarify what I was trying to say.  I certainly did not 
mean that disagreements should not be aired here.  In that case, the 
very purpose of this list would be nullified.  Of course we should 
feel free to disagree (which always implies a lack of "something" on 
the others part) with respect.  And that is what we see daily on 
this list, and why I'm here.  My point simply was that maybe when 
sending a response, we should think how we're saying it.  If we think 
(or write) "I don't want to be condescending but..." it is very 
likely that we'll come across that way!  Just think that at that 
point, before pushing "send" I should think about sending it 
personally or rephrasing it.  This would be especially important when 
dealing with what we would consider "basic points."  
Jon Robertson
Jon



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