Careless replies

Elena Gapova e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET
Fri Sep 6 22:04:10 UTC 2002


Whether the misuse of the reply button was meant or just a Freidan slip, we
could all admit that mocking (stupid) students is an important part of the
teachers' juissance de vie. We are all human.

Elena Gapova

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Robin <rrobin at GWU.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: 6 September 2002 5:00 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Careless replies


> Dear Colleagues,
>
> My thanks to Loren Billings for his compliment to my skills as a computer
> user. But hitting REPLY and sending to the SEELANGS list is something that
I
> have done embarrassingly too often.
>
> I have even tried to get the list owner, Alex Rudd, to change the list's
way
> of treating "REPLY," but have been effectively told that REPLY mistakes,
> whether they result in innocent non-sequetors or embarrassing gaffes like
> this afternoon's post, are the responsibility of the sender.
>
> Mea culpa.
>
> -Rich
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> Richard M. Robin, Chair
> German and Slavic Department
> The George Washington University
> Washington, DC 20052
> Читаю по-русски в любой кодировке.
> Chitayu po-russki v lyuboi kodirovke.
>
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