Judy, there is no pleasure in criticism for me, deserved or undeserved; I take no relish in it. My eagerness was to engage you in the experiment. My enthusiasm was an expression of hope that somehow we might be able to turn the corner here at FFL; to reclaim some of sparkle to our list as New Morning so nicely put it; to at least step out of the mud.
I am dissappointed that you wish not to particpate. But I do wish you well. How could I not? We share the same Self, right? Best to you, Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Marek, if you're champing at the bit to take a > crack at critiquing Barry's posts, I'm certainly > not going to stand in your way. > > But there's not going to be any agreement > between us. I'll just do what I do anyway--on > those rare occasions when someone else takes > Barry on and lambastes him to my satisfaction, > I just stand aside and watch, murmuring "Bravo" > from time to time. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > Judy, don't say no. My promise is genuine. The fact that I don't > > share your views is no reason to nix the experiment. I'll be > > scrupulous and thorough even though I can't guarantee that I will > find > > the same faults and flaws as you would; but that's part of the > > experiment, right? And we've got nothing to lose by at least > trying. > > No one will be hurt, no cause lost -- there won't be any bad > > consequences at all. How can we not at least try? > > > > Please. Reconsider. It won't be that hard, I'm positive. Please > > just think it over a little more. Sleep on it and let me know > > tomorrow, okay? > > > > Marek > > > > ** > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > > > <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Just a little bit more of tweaking and we have a deal. > > > > > > No, Marek, sorry, we're done. > > > > > > If you really can't see Curtis's dishonesty and > > > unfairness--and you were even reading the most > > > recent exchange between him and me, in which it > > > was rampant--you certainly aren't going to be > > > able to critique Barry's posts effectively. > > > > > > I thought it would be an interesting exercise for > > > you to see what one is up against with Barry, > > > given that you appeared to indicate an awareness > > > of the problems with his posts. But since you've > > > now clarified that that was all just metaphorical, > > > there's no point. > > > > > > Thanks for the conversation. I wish you well. > > > > > >
