Message 16776 of 29717

   From:  Dave Diller <ddill@c...>
   Date:  Wed Aug 22, 2001  11:13 am
   Subject:  Post-mortem...


   > . Mark had the right idea. I'm out of here.
   > ******
   > and their was much rejoicing.
   However,  over-sensitivity  aside,  he  did  have  some valid implicit
   points.
   Chief  among  them  is that a lot of us KNOW each other face-to-face -
   we've
   been doing this for a while. We KNOW how we think and how we react and
   what we can say and what we can get away with saying/doing/implying to
   one
   another.  I  fully knew that y'all would understand where I was coming
   from
   with my examples of 'lewd acts' that he took so personally. It never
   occurred  to  me  that  someone  on  this list would not 'get it', and
   certainly
   not  that  he'd think it a personal attack. But he was new, and not of
   the
   same  mindset that we are used to, from years of associating in person
   AND
   virtually.
   In a way, it is cliquish, a form of mental inbreeding. I can see his
   point. With familiarity come shortcuts, as you know you don't have to
   spell everything out. In several ways, we were pretty damn harsh. Yes,
   he wasn't exactly Mr Happy either... but the apparent pack-of-wolves
   aspect  to  it could definitely put him on the offensive. Neither side
   was
   wholly blameless.
   Take  from  this  what you will... just be aware. Not everyone on this
   list
   has  been  around  for a while and 'gets' it. This little slugfest may
   have
   convinced a few they need to lurk a little deeper into the corners. I
   hope not.
   -DaveD

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