Tee Hee. The "non-mediator" or the "non-meditator?" Seems we're all
"non-mediators." I'll spare you my philosophy on that.
And, yes, I see your point with Share's MO in communicating on this forum - I
just find it odd in some respects.
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> From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com>
>To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:38 AM
>Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Majorca Spain
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>I think the nature of writing an email is really different even if you are
>addressing a single person as we all often do. Share and I are in one of
>those kinds of exchanges right now. Anyone can join in, but because we are
>directing it to each other it helps focus my writing rather than writing a
>general piece about a topic. I think it allows you to go deeper with the
>person while still allowing someone join in if they find some aspect
>interesting. I'm not sure Share putting someone's name in the title is any
>more than a heads up. Personally I appreciate it when she does it with me
>because I don't read everyone's posts and probably would miss it. I think we
>direct our posts to specific people when we think it might be their cup of tea.
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>When the process works, we achieve more of a collaboration in thinking. But
>that seems kind of rare here. More often we have people trying to take a shot
>at the writer because of some old grudge.
>
>My post could have inspired more along the lines of Ann's response, but to get
>that I had to wade through the three usual suspects trying to use this as an
>opportunity for a put-down of me personally and some name calling. It makes
>the place highly unpleasant. I think we have pissed away a chance at a place
>where real thinking collaboration can occur. Trolls try to dominate with
>their agenda.
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>I ask about whether Barry has been to Majorca:
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>Nabbie uses it as an excuse to put down my music.
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>Jim calls me naive because he doesn't know where Majorca is in relationship to
>where Barry lived.
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>Judy accuses me of gloating over good fortune and being immodest, and
>criticizes me for not inviting everyone else to comment?!
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>And here you are Emily, all in for details about something interesting about a
>new place.
>
>Quick test: find the non-mediator.
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>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote:
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>> I interpreted it as Curtis letting us/FFL know his potential travel plans,
>> perhaps indirectly, in that he informed the group through a question to
>> Barry, but no matter - he didn't add a specific prompt in the subject line
>> to push that agenda. Â I enjoy hearing how other people's lives are
>> unfolding and having never been to Majorca, I want to hear details, details
>> man, details. Â Pictures, food descriptions, travel log or blog, or
>> whatever, if he decided to go. Â
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>> How many times does Share pose specific questions and responses to specific
>> people on this public forum? Â Cracks me up every time - as if she doesn't
>> want to hear feedback from whoever - as if she's worried that if she doesn't
>> tailor the subject line, she won't be heard by who she wants to be heard by.
>> Â And perhaps she won't - oh well. Â Those that follow this forum and the
>> conversations don't seem to need personal prompts, at least in the past that
>> was the case. Â Perhaps she should be emailing people privately?Â
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>> >________________________________
>> > From: authfriend <authfriend@...>
>> >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
>> >Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:34 AM
>> >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Majorca Spain
>> >
>> >
>> >Â
>> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
>> ><curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
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>> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote:
>> >> One would have thought you had Barry's email address. No?
>> >> >
>> >> Yes I have many people's emails. When I use this board I
>> >> am inviting people to join into the discussion as they
>> >> already have.
>> >
>> >Even though you addressed your question specifically to
>> >Barry ("Hey Barry, Would you mind rapping about Majorca
>> >for a minute?") because you figured he'd been to Majorca,
>> >but you didn't invite everyone else to comment. OK.
>> >
>> >I guess it's just that if I were inviting everyone to
>> >comment, I would have written something like, "Hey,
>> >anybody been to Majorca? Barry, you were there on that
>> >TTC, and you've lived in Sitges; how about you?"
>> >
>> >> Thanks for the concern and for adding so much to the
>> >> discussion.
>> >
>> >No prob. It gave you a chance to gloat publicly about
>> >your good fortune while seeming only to be asking for
>> >information from Barry. Just your natural modesty; no
>> >biggie.
>> >
>> >> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
>> >> > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
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>> >> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@>
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > So did I, but not in Majorca. It was kind of a naive thing to ask
>> >> > > > Barry publicly, Curtis, just because he lived briefly in the
>> >> > > > country. Like someone asking you all about Omaha, Nebraska, because
>> >> > > > you live in DC, because both cities are in the same country.>
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Such a labored, contrived attempt at a putdown. Barry lived in
>> >> > > Sitgis near Barcelona. That is where you leave from to get to the
>> >> > > closest, most popular tourist Island in the Mediterranean off that
>> >> > > coast. As more of a native working there he might not have been
>> >> > > interested. But my question was closer to asking a resident of
>> >> > > Massachusetts if they had ever visited Nantucket Island,knowing that
>> >> > > he had been there before a long time ago.
>> >> >
>> >> > One would have thought you had Barry's email address. No?
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