On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:10:14 -0800 (PST), Will
> wrote:

>On Feb 19, 9:21 am, Mark A.Meggs > wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:38:38 -0500, Mark A.Meggs
>
>> Of the 28 responses to my original message, exactly 2 addressed the
>> question I asked.
>
>Not for nothing Mark, and I mean this constructively... but if I posed
>a query to a newsgroup and only 7% of the responses were relevant, I
>would conclude that: a) my question was poorly articulated or b) I was
>mis-interpreting the response.
>
>> For the rest of you - if you don't have anything to say, don't say
>> anything.
>
>I would not conclude that everyone was stupid. :-)
>
>
>

Hi Will,

You may remember that the unpleasant part of this thread
started with Mark writing:

"I know this is going to make me sound like an ass, but..."

and then continuing to make his comment anyway.

How dearly I value my hard won lessons in that arena:

I now know with certainty that if I am aware that something
I am about to say is going to make me look like an ass (or
something worse) I should not say it.

On occasion, I am even able to allow that knowledge to guide
my behavior...

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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