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> On Jun 9, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Oli Glaser wrote:
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> On 09/06/2011 21:08, Bob Blick wrote:
>> Lots of people feel insulted at any correction.
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> Indeed, and lots of people feel insulted when they are insulted...
Other people ... the ones I admire ... don't get trapped in the mode of fee=
ling insulted.  They just motor on and control their own destiny.
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>> If someone wants to whine about Microchip's new sample policy, at least
>> that has some relevance to the Piclist.
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>> But I object to taking a nice sentiment about fruit and the sharing of
>> knowledge and using it as an excuse to start a serial whinefest about
>> taxes.
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> You can object politely. Doesn't always need to be long and flowery, in=20
> fact it can be shorter - you just leave the insults out ;-)
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>> That kind of behavior is insulting the whole Piclist.
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> I see - but even if that were true, does it make yours any better?
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> valid OT subject.
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>> Any more questions?
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> No, but then again I didn't really ask any to start with..
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> If you feel my point is not relevant then that's okay. I can imagine=20
> it's hard at times to be an admin, and I know you put a lot of your time=
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I have learned tons and tons from the PIClist and one of the things I am mu=
ch better at is not falling into a snit when I feel I have been insulted.  =
 I see other people on the list who are easily wounded by Olinesque comment=
s. ( Note:  I have found Olin incredibly instructive and valuable. )  Some =
people seem to make a career out of being wounded.  Some "minorities" seem =
to take this tack.
LET ME TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN THANK ALL THE GENEROUS PEOPLE ON=
 THIS LIST.
99guspuppet
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