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presume to know. And "minority" in this case is based on the fact that
the list owner has the deciding votes. All of them. Susan
On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:49:00 -0500, you wrote:
>Susan Fulton wrote:
>>
>> SNIP
>> >But haven't we beat this to death
>> >now? ....SNIP > How about if we just
>> >end this thread?
>>
>> It is all too common for those whose opinions prevail (by default in this
>> case) to say, Enough already! This is very typical of 'Net arguments.
>> People in the minority are essentially being told to shut up. This, too, I
>> find objectionable. Susan
>
>Susan, with all due respect, I believe you misunderstood me. I was
>ASKING for agreement by asking "How about if we just end this thread?"
>I didn't intend to tell anyone essentially "to shut up". By the way,
>the *minority* on this thread is me, by at least 3 to 1 against my
>positions by my recollection.
>
>IMHO, however, those who have participated have pretty well covered all
>sides of the issue. But, I certainly could be wrong and perhaps
>shouldn't have been concerned about belaboring the thread. I'm sorry
>you took my attempt to move on as objectionable. However, if you
>perceived that I didn't think much of the complainers' arguments, you
>are right. I don't think I convinced them I was right, either. So, is
>there anything else anyone wants to discuss on this thread? I'm kind of
>worn out, myself. Alan
SF/Dictated using ViaVoice Gold speech recognition software. Please forgive "typos."
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