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As one of the people who also responded both abruptly and harshly,

please let me say

You Rock!!! :-)

No really, what a wonderfully kind post. Thank you.

-Paul

On 9/20/06, Bill Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I apologize for carelessly writing the first words that came to mind
> ("Rather than asking other people to do your research") when I wrote a
> message intended to get people to spend a few minutes with Google rather
> than just writing to SOCNET and asking its readers to suggest answers
> ("... do it yourself. It's easy. Use Google and search for..."). My lack
> of thought resulted in words that readers found offensive, shaming,
> belittling, judgmental, and threatening. Since that was not my intent, I
> clearly need to be more careful with my choice of words. If I expect
> others to think (and look) before they post, I should be expected to do
> the same, shouldn't I?
>
> Bill
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