Posted by Dinah on June 27, 2005, at 7:46:17
In reply to Re: what happened then? (nm) » Dinah, posted by Dr. Bob on June 26, 2005, at 21:58:32
Not a thing.
I tend to feel dismissed when minor points of my post are highlighted while the message is ignored. That may be your intention, but I realize that it probably isn't. Nevertheless, I end up feeling, at a minimum, frustrated.
I know you're a busy man, and I respect that. But I don't require an immediate answer to my posts. You can wait until you have the time to respond.
It just feels so lopsided, you know? I put a lot of time and effort into both my thoughts and beliefs, and my attempts to communicate them. And into trying to understand yours and others points of view as well. (If you'll notice, I conceded a point in that post.) And in trying to phrase my responses in terms that you might be more likely to respond to. It just doesn't seem like it's worth the effort sometimes.
Other times, like the response before this one, it did feel worth it. That's why I almost wanted to stop there. :)
I do know you can have animated interesting conversations. I also know you don't always have the time to do that.
If you want to go back, the best way I can think of is to go back to the last real post I made.
And to avoid me the hurt of having you ask which post, here it is.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050614/msgs/516381.html
(Incidentally, people aren't all that good at reading the top of the page. Especially if they reach a post through Google, which sends you directly to the post.)
I don't suppose it matters much on this topic anymore. But for future topics, I thought I'd say it anyway.
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050614/msgs/519770.html