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Rex wrote:
"I only wished to draw to your attention the fact that you claim not to have called anyone a name. As you can see you have."
Actually, Carl wrote that he hadn't called anyone a name at this board except in obvious jest. That's different. He has since corrected that to, basically, in what he thought was in obvious jest. Apparently he and you do not agree on what is in jest.
I take his apology as a sincere note that he will try to remember that what you and he consider in jest is different. You have the right to monitor that apology. However, if he choses to refer to me, in jest, as a dimwitted New York republican, or to Warren as an illeterate outback hill billy, please allow us the right to judge the level of jest.
A problem with the internet is that, unlike sitting around the bar, we cannot see each other's faces, expressions, body language, or hear tone of voice or inflections.
Another is that our perceptions are difficult to, well, perceive. I have seen numerous umpires chased off boards as well, and Carl had nothing to do with it. I am one of about many, many umpires who will no longer post at McGriff's due to the name calling.
If I wrote in support of Carl at that board, at least ten posters would attack me. If I wrote in support of his holiness at that board, at least ten differenct posters would attack me.
We are trying desparately to have somthing different here. The management at offcialforum want something different here. We are hoping that the posters who come here also want someting different here.
I would ask all of us here, as a New Year's resolution, to leave what we find on other boards right where we find it. Bring no baggage to this board. We all have sinned and we all have the opportunity to get it right this time.
Auld Lang Syne.
GarthB
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