Posted by Dr. Bob on April 23, 2010, at 12:59:29
In reply to Re: what might have happened » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on April 23, 2010, at 11:49:10
> Wouldn't it have been more conducive to peace in the long run to simply request that next time anyone with a question of that sort simply ask you with respect and you'll be happy to answer? Or to point out that no one feels all that much like responding politely unless they were addressed with politeness?
Those are among the possible take-home lessons, thanks for spelling them out.
> An invitation like that doesn't come along all that often. I wish you'd have accepted it. Just as you wished that Faye had accepted your invitation to use the words "I'm sorry."
I think we can learn a lot by looking at who we do (and don't) invite to do what and what invitations from others we do (and don't) accept.
But I don't invite posters to be civil, I require it. So in this context authority and power are complicating dynamics.
Bob
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