Re: politeness etc.

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

It is chilly and raining today in New York City
but the e-mail from John Denker, below,
was like a Breath of Spring Sunshine for the
civilized human race.

Thanks John!

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(Where notes like John's are always appreciated)
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On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 06:30:25 -0500 "John S. Denker" <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>
writes:
> Hi --
>
> It has been pointed out [off list] that some of my
> recent posts have been far too rude.  I see that
> now.  I need to get a lot better at seeing such
> things without being told.  I'm tryin to get better.
> I hope people will continue to remind me if/when
> I fall off the wagon.
>
> Also, I hope people will see this as a blind spot
> of mine, not as a mean streak.  I get no joy from
> insulting people.  I was trying to help, really,
> however clumsily.
>
> I've met a few people who are selfish to the core
> and deeply disrespectful of others, yet they hide
> it behind a veneer of politeness.  I can't abide
> that, I'm pretty sure I'm not like that, and I
> respect this community precisely because the people
> here aren't like that.  I beseech you to see in my
> notes genuine respect, occasionally hidden behind
> a crust of unintended impoliteness.