RE: The "Being There" Assumption

[Anonymous]

        Rick Froman wrote:

> I now propose a new explanation for why, in some cases, Michael's
> posts may seem to have some positive effect.  I refer to this
> explanation as the "Being There" assumption.  I will leave it to you
> (in Milleresque fashion) to determine why I have called it this but I
> think any positive benefit that comes out of many of these threads
> exists more in the mind of subsequent contributors than in the
> cleverness of the original post.

        Or, of course, the perception of negative intent may exist more in the
mind of those who feel offended by the original post than in the intent of
the original poster.

        It really _is_ a matter of perspective.

        Rick