> However, IMHO, it's a different matter entirely when the above 'crimes'
are
> committed by posters to a mailing list, for all the readers to see, when
> there is the potential to embarass the person asking the question in
> 'public'.  Isn't it Olin?

Be kind.
I've been genuinely amazed and appreciative of Olin's input lately. (Maybe I
missed something :-) ?)
I know this could come across as condescending, and that's honestly not my
intention. I don't read all posts in detail, but I've read various Olin
posts, expecting the old tongue lashing style and invective to surface after
a while. So far (that I've seen) it's been all good advice delivered
reasonably. Sure - some is more terse than from some people, but none of the
old OTT harangues. I was thinking of saying something offlist to him, but
felt that that may be taken poorly. This way I can embarrass him and myself
in public at the same time. I can live with what I've seen of the new Olin
:-). Hopefully he can live with me as well.


        Russell McMahon

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