Ranee Mueller wrote:

> It was the "people like you" type of comment and the "beyond
> improvement" when no request for improvement was made that made it sound
> mean.

You call it mean, I call it a sarcastic belch.
[snip]
> And that's all fine. But it isn't the point of rfc.

I would never dream of trying to find or state "the point" of rfc. One
thing I do know about it is that it's the better for being unmoderated,
unregulated, not subject to anyone's individual view of good behavior.

> There is no rule that says that people must be brought to
> some higher standard of eating through their participation here.

And I certainly did not say there was. I said it was my aspiration,
and that it partly explains the frustration that occasionally bubbles
up.

> [snip]...it _is_ posts like this that
> create such an air of hostility and elitism in this group.
> ...
> I just don't understand why there is such a drive to be sarcastic, if
> you wish to call it that, when silence or politeness would have
> sufficed. [and snip the rest of like criticism]

I know you don't understand. Perhaps you're just too nice, too silent
or too polite. You should continue to be happy that you're you, and
I'll be happy that I'm me. -aem