"Tim J." wrote in message
news:eR15d.149369$3l3.137431@attbi_s03...
snakefiddler wrote:
"Warren" wrote in message
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Yeah, I could have emailed this to you but
then others who are newbies who are likely to repeat the mistake
wouldn't learn from this. My guess is that Tim was trying to teach
you something (he wasn't trying to be a dick IMO)

i didn't feel like he was trying to be a dick, i just responded in
the same (as i interpreted it) tongue in cheek form in which he
responded to my post - it wasn't meant to be confrontational.
*ya'll must have missed my smilie*.

I read your response with the tongue-in-cheek intended.

Here's another tip: ALWAYS interpret posts as if a smiley exists, or at
least
make an attempt to clarify the intent.

one of the pitfalls of usenet- so difficult to "hear tone of voice" in it.

Wayno and I have a similar agreement.
Just a few days ago, Warren and I almost arrived at fisticuffs until he
clarified his intent.


Lucky for him, let me tell you. . . ;-)

wait, there was a smiley after that, right?




. . .and ALWAYS (this is very important part of the tip) read Forty's
posts as
if there's a smiley after each sentence.


yeah, right

snake

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TL,
Tim
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