Posted by Toph on July 28, 2008, at 10:45:15
In reply to Re: Ah, there's the pragmatic I lack » toph, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2008, at 18:51:58
I apologize if I read something into your post gg. As far as this whole tone thing goes I think as we get to know posters and their styles of expression we "hear" (oops, quotes) tone in their written speech. And since we somehow got engaged in this discussion, when I met you in Chicago gg, I was struck by how pleasantly we disagreed about the implimentation of the civility rules on PB. Our discussion was not contentious and I left thinking that you seemed bright and articulate and non-judgmental about someone who didn't share your same views. Maybe that's why when I witnessed some of your encounters with others here over the years I was surprized to sense a tone/attitude/curious choice of phrasing that led me to believe that you were being sarcastic, critical or condescending towards someone who disagreed with you. We were going to discuss this once privately but somehow never got around to it. I don't mind that you express your reaction honestly BTW, it just seems unfortunate to me when two people get testy with each other that usually only one gets sanctioned because they were less deft at communicating within the rules.
But, again, if I have unfairly ascribed tone to some of your posts, I am sorry.
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