Posted by gabbii on July 8, 2005, at 10:27:34
In reply to Re: But Gabbi » gabbii, posted by AuntieMel on July 8, 2005, at 9:17:14
> Granted that it is but one sentence taken out of context.
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> But people get blocked for less, don't they? Isn't it often the style of the message and not the message itself?
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> Not fussing at you, just confused.> Granted that it is but one sentence taken out of context.
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> But people get blocked for less, don't they? Isn't it often the style of the message and not the message itself?
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> Not fussing at you, just confused.Oh sure they do! But Jay said he found it offensive, not simply that he was upset because he thought it contravened the civility guidlines and wasn't P.B.C'd, so the "civility" issue didn't enter into my response.
Even so, to offer a comparison sentence, "When this unfair treatment comes from another woman" (it can be even more hurtful) wouldn't be considered "uncivil" unless you had an axe to grind.
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