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Colman, if my recollection is correct, Migeru mentioned once that he had offended Page. Once someone has offended you, well you tend to be a little more sensitive than the usual reader, I can tell this form past experience, and it takes effort not to strike "back" when there was actually no intention to harm in the first place. It is my understanding of what just happened.

The problem is that we tend to write on line as though we were speaking, and sometimes not take the time to think over what we wrote before posting it. I am trying to use the wise advice provided by both Jérôme and Alex, and that even does not work all the time....

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill
by Agnes a Paris on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 07:09:59 AM EST
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I understand that. Her reaction is still completely out of line.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 07:15:14 AM EST
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We don't write online as if we were speaking, Agnes. We write online. We are not physically present together, we don't have the visual and social cues available, and we go over the top more easily than we would face-to-face.

That said, Plutonium Page has lots of experience and didn't need to go bananas. Whatever past disagreements there may have been.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 07:22:04 AM EST
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Well, so I am the one missing the point right now. I was just trying to help cooling things off, but I guess I'll get back to my diaries.:-) BTW, what d'you think of the idea of diary I suggested, afew ?

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill
by Agnes a Paris on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 07:28:15 AM EST
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I got involved replying to another comment below, or I would already have answered: good idea, I'm looking forward to seeing it!

(Expect a lot of participation because, among EuroTribbers, I think that the experience of cross-cultural divides is perhaps the biggest common denominator -- and possible cause of jumpiness?)

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 07:42:03 AM EST
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from my (very) recent experience, a lot of participation is the best reward I can get when writing a diary!

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill
by Agnes a Paris on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 08:04:02 AM EST
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Isn't it what matters most?

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 08:06:47 AM EST
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Exactement !

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill
by Agnes a Paris on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 09:17:03 AM EST
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