Posted by Dinah on May 29, 2005, at 20:36:27
In reply to Re: publicly viewable, posted by alexandra_k on May 29, 2005, at 20:06:17
Does the definition of politeness really stretch so far as to think it's ok for two posters on Social to tell a third that they are having a private conversation and that they do not wish to hear input from the third?
Well, no wonder I'm having so much trouble in this conversation. You and Dr. Bob are working from a different underlying definition of the word polite. I hadn't realized that the parameters of polite stretched that far. Perhaps it's a cultural thing of the South to think that would be impolite.
And here I thought that Dr. Bob was just trying to divert me from the main point with a silly argument that it would be polite for two posters to do that. It never occurred to me that he was serious.
And do you have any teensy suspicion that *I* would feel worry for one teensy weensy itty bitty second about being excluded from the small boards? After reading what I've said about small boards for how long now?
Well, now I'm just getting angry.
And after I promised myself I wouldn't. After I *told* you that I didn't want to get involved in this. Not with Dr. Bob, not with you. Not with anybody.
I know a lost cause when I've seen it.
And now I'm head splittingly angry over one.
And I feel insulted to boot.
And I don't want to meet Dr. Bob.
poster:Dinah
thread:500533
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050517/msgs/504962.html