Posted by noa on February 8, 2004, at 9:59:58
In reply to Re: thanks, any problems? » Dr. Bob, posted by fallsfall on February 8, 2004, at 9:11:16
Fallsfall, fwiw, I'd like to provide a different, albeit perhaps less informed (about what may have been going on on the other boards or in other threads), perspective----In reading this thread, I didn't see anything in Dinah's post indicating a problem. Her post reads to me like a greeting, a welcome back, a statement of feeling about having missed him. Then, when I read Dr. Bob's subject line, I didn't read any sarcasm. It seemed to me just to be 1)an acknowledgement of her greeting, and 2)a question asking if there are any problems she wants him to know about. I can understand his asking this because her post was referring to his having been off the boards for whatever period of time.
Dr. Bob's response is in line with his often minimalist style, which can sometimes make his posts seem cryptic or unsatisfying to posters. But it didn't strike me as meaning anything more than what it says at face value.
I don't know if my reading of this is correct or not, but I thought I'd offer my perspective, fwiw.
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