Re: New NG field guide

Elliot Kirschbaum (ekirschb@bcpl.net)
Wed, 12 May 1999 06:57:09 -0400


On 5/12/99 5:27 AM Ellen Paul said

>OK, this is a test.  Repeat.  This is just a test.
>
I hope I pass this one.

>"hello"
>
hello

>(Waiting to see how many people get offended by that, or manage to find
>15 different ways to comment on something that really doesn't merit any
>comment.  And no, writing "Grin" doesn't really change the meaning of
>the message.  Good Darwin, it is apparently impossible to write anything
>on MdOsprey that someone doesn't take offense.  

Your perception is correct.

>If you thought my
>message was "ripping" or "criticizing" as Norm and Paula apparently do,
>then there is apparently no way to say anything here without someone
>getting their knickers in a knot.  

Right again.

>My message was polite, it was a
>suggestion (not a command), and I didn't criticize anyone.  I gave a
>constructive explanation for why it may be preferrable to purchase bird
>stuff from specialty sources)
>
I thought it was gratuitous and preachy.

>Ellen Paul


Elliot Kirschbaum
Baltimore, MD USA
mailto:ekirschb@bcpl.net