Posted by Racer on January 30, 2006, at 17:21:48
In reply to Someone Said Not To Use Fondly Anymore, posted by Phillipa on January 30, 2006, at 14:03:16
Phillipa, I'm sorry that someone would upset you so much this way.
First as a general rule: you can post anyway you feel like posting. Other people can choose to read or not to read, if they are offended by what you write or the way you write it. And, if someone feels it's condescending to sign off using "fondly," you're not responsible for their reaction.
But in this case, I'm pretty offended by this. It seems as though the content and tone of your entire posts show that there's no condescencion involved, so taking that one word and objecting to it seems -- I don't know, it seems like gratuitous mean spiritedness.
Can you forward the email to Dr Bob? Especially if it's a BabbleMail, in which case it's probably covered by civility guidelines in some way...
I'm sorry, Phillipa. You don't deserve this.
poster:Racer
thread:604508
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20060124/msgs/604563.html