Makes my teeth itch.
Amy West
medievalist at W-STS.COM
Tue Mar 20 12:28:50 UTC 2012
On 3/20/12 12:02 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:38 -0400
> From: Victor Steinbok<aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Makes my teeth itch.
>
> Ron--I'm not defending Larry here. I know that recycling old and common
> finds can be irritating. But I don't like your universal proclamations
> either.
>
> And you should give people time to adjust to an unfamiliar
> environment--you've been just as irritated at me in the past. But
> flipping the lid over a couple of throw-away one-liners is not helpful.
> [And, yes, I'm fully aware I'm posting this to the full list.]
>
> VS-)
New listmembers get a welcome message, yes?
How about a gentle line in there mentioning reading the list for a
little bit before submitting speech/writing errors, or searching the
archives before submitting speech/writing errors?
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---Amy West
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