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Originally posted by Bfair
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Your condescending attitude displayed in your post is not typical of you. I am so highly disappointed not in the fact that you see differently than some on the issue, but the manner in which you state it. What have you done in your time off, taken a correspondence course in righteousness? If so, you seem to be at the head of the class? Either that, or you have taken advice from the well practiced. Lighten up.
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Steve,
Let me
suggest to you, so as not to appear "condescending", that it is extremely difficult to READ an
attitude from a
text message and get it right!
The facts of this matter are that:
1. Moose asked his colleagues for a review of his actions in this game.
2. I and a number of others believed he was genuinely seeking our honest opinions on what he had done, and so we gave them.
3. The majority of those honest opinions were that he had done the wrong thing on several counts. Most chose to also add sound, constructive advice for a better way to handle the situation. I would expect nothing less of a colleague.
4. Only one opinion stated that in certain narrow circumstances Moose
may have done the right thing.
5. Ignoring all of the opinions to the contrary, Moose then focused on that one opinion that he
may have done the right thing and posted a 2-paragraph justification for his own actions. That's clearly self-justification.
6. Moose also titled that post with a headline that suggested his thread was in reality intended as a disguised point-scoring contest between two well-known personalities, and not a genuine spirit of enquiry in an effort to improve his game.
7. Moose and I go way back, and presuming on that acquaintance I expressed my disappointment in his attitude. I expected better of someone that I know from long experience is certainly
capable of doing better. Please check the "sad" icon for a clearer indication of my mood when posting.
Now, Steve, the fact is that most of the posters in this thread responded constructively to what appeared to be a genuine request for advice and help from a fellow official. We were all clearly duped when it became apparent from his own post that what Moose really wanted was simply to have his actions endorsed. When he was underwhelmed in response, he focused on the only apparently supportive note and used it to launch a self-justification of his actions. If it is condescending to express sorrow and deep disappointment at such duplicity from a fellow official, especially one I have been acquainted with for so long, then I plead guilty with absolutely no apology.
Cheers,