Posted by Dinah on November 29, 2005, at 9:42:46
In reply to Re: Being Supportive, posted by Dr. Bob on November 29, 2005, at 1:46:00
Ok. I was just concerned with consistency. Supportive would have been ok.
But for the sake of argument, what if the poster had apologized for any distress and reiterated her caring before repeating her point?
Or do you make allowances for relationships between posters? So that if two posters who are known to be on good terms have the same conversation, you might treat it differently? I'm just trying to resolve remaining inconsistencies. :)
By the way, I think the latter scenario would be a good thing not a bad one. At least I think it would. I would hate to see friends punished for a bit of bluntness. I've been on the receiving end a few times, and if I'm assured of the goodwill behind it, it's hard to be really offended.
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