Posted by TexasChic on February 3, 2006, at 21:15:09
In reply to Whats to fix? » crazy teresa, posted by nout on February 3, 2006, at 13:19:34
>> I don't beleive it! Talk about mole-hills to mountains ! lol (don't mean to offend the mole or the mountain)Who else would be aware of the term "Fondly" EXCEPT a fellow Babbler. Besides, we were asking opinions about it's meaning, we were not personally attacking Anyone. Does it matter who said what to form an opinion
It DOES matter who said what to form an opinion. The written word without any tone or facial expressions is extremely ambiguous. Knowing who said it would have completely changed the meaning.
>I hate to think the politics are so bad that we have to dance on egg shells. I am definetly going to "lurk" for my own saftey because wishy-washy fence sitters can jump either way. Be strong and stand behind your opinion or don't say something you don't mean. Poor Phillipa, being in such good company just to be turned on totally unnecessarily. Hey, at least she got some activity going!
We are here to support each other, if that means we're dancing on eggshells, so be it. Its not politics, its caring about your fellow man. And its just the right thing to do.
Just to set the record straight, nobody turned on Phillipa. She posed an entirely innocent question and we all jumped to conclusions that this was someone attacking her. But knowing it was JYL changes the meaning. Its so easy to get all messed up like this in this environment.
I hope Phillpa and JYL both feel better about this and know neither was at fault. Its just the nature of the beast, chatrooms in this instance.
-T
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