Jousting? Really?

Ric Moore wayward4now at gmail.com
Mon Dec 6 19:40:07 UTC 2010


On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 22:17 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 12/02/2010 03:27 PM, Mark wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:57 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >   
> >> On 12/01/2010 03:23 PM, Mark wrote:
> >> ...
> >>     
> >>> Or do you have an issue with this that I/we should know?
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> Do you have a resolution for the OP? If not then perhaps it might be
> >> better to not spend time jousting in OT subthreads with others.
> >>
> >>     
> > I wasn't jousting, I was asking if there was something else about
> > Synaptic vs. other such tools I/we should know.
> >
> > I guess it's terrible form now for someone to answer a question and
> > ask one in return.  I'll try not to do that any more, since it's such
> > an offensive idea.  Perhaps we shouldn't provide advice, either.
> > How's that?
> >
> > Or, just maybe it would be better for the list members NOT to assume
> > hostility behind the text on the screen when there might not be any,
> > and in so doing generate the same.
> >   
> 
> Amen, but you asking for a heck of a lot......

World Peace and Brotherly Love? <chortles> Ric

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