jeff typed:
Wolfgang wrote:



I try to err on the side of caution.

Um......nah, I just made that **** up!

Actually, what I do (mostly) is simply provide people with
opportunities to remove masks. They make of those opportunities what
they will. This is not to say that your method of face to face
interaction is without merit.....far from it. In fact, the final
test must always come from such encounters. This is, after all, the
whole point of the exercise. But Usenet provides us with an
unprecedented and unrivaled method for testing the waters. We've
all been there when the masks come off in facemail. It can make
dispassionate evaluation somewhat problematic. Needless to say, it
has probably never occurred to me that this technique can cut both
ways.
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i much prefer your ability to reveal the idiotic and moronic comments
through your socratic skills and efforts rather than by blunt
declaration. imo, the talent and art is wasted by mere burps of
"idiot" and "moron", even though such may be an accurate gastronomical
pronouncement.

Ahhh, but that would tend to remake him in your mold. I find both of you
equally enjoyable to read. Your posts, however, never make we squirm, my
friend. That said, a little squirming is good for the soul.
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TL,
Tim
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