Mark, It's clear if you pay attention to the '>' marks. But the text was all under my name, without the header: ---<snip>--- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 23:05:57 -0500 Reply-To: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> Sender: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> From: "David L. Craig" <d...@radix.net> Subject: Re: Determining Daylight Savings Time Status In-Reply-To: <of4a459838.803f97c1-on86257848.005ae43f-86257848.005b1...@hewitt.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Mike Walter <mike.wal...@aonhewitt.com> wrote: > > Has the date been changed again since then? Maybe--no one has actually _read_ the ObamaCare law. ;-) (and you cannot check only the Federal Government, too--local politicians also like to appear to do stuff that they think appears to matter (and, of course, _they_ don't have to implement the stuff). Sorry, I hope this snarkiness is unusual.) ---<snip>--- I stand by my belief that today's post was unintentionally misleading to the *casual* reader. I was once roundly and thoroughly chastised by a previous CIO for something I posted here, which was relayed to him from another company. Once I showed him the full text of the post, it was clear that I had not done anything wrong. At least not THAT time. ;-) You're a techie who actually does understand the leading '>' marks. When listserve posts make their way through e-mail chains, not everyone understands them. How *I* feel about ObamaCare law is my personal business. But lots of people are very sensitive about it, taking issue with even that "ObamaCare" term. I'd rather defend myself here and now, than to a senior manager in a C-suite office or to someone in HR, either of whom is looking for any reason to reduce the headcount. Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Mark Post" <mp...@novell.com> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 03/30/2011 12:14 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Determining Daylight Savings Time Status >>> On 3/30/2011 at 09:59 AM, Mike Walter <mike.wal...@aonhewitt.com> wrote: > Sidebar: > > The way that was posted makes it appear that I wrote both paragraphs. > Actually, I only wrote the first sentence questioning whether the date had > changed again. > > A subsequent poster appended the "snarkiness" paragraph, but that identity > was lopped off in the way David's reply was posted. Wrong on both (perhaps three out of four) counts. You wrote the first paragraph, as clearly indicated by the quoting marks. David responded to that with the "snarky" comment. Then he replied to the whole thing again with the "justifiied" comment. It's pretty clear when you look at the quoting marks ">". Mark Post The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
