SUO: Re: More on Teknowledge/SUMO
At 21:05 2001-08-27 -0700, Robert Grayson Spillers wrote:
> ...
> Frank, my note was a statement - not a question. The lack of a (?) punctuation mark is a clue. I confess I intended a little irony but apparently Adam missed that.
You E-mail started off with:
"Uhmm, let's see if I can get this correct."
which I interpreted as a "correctness question" for the remainder of the E-mail, regardless of the punctuation. Thus, I interpreted each of your remaining statements as a question of "is this statement correct?".
> ...
> Frank Farance wrote:
> I don't like the way you put spin on this, i.e., calling it "aberrant behavior".
>
> I admit that I already know the answer, but you might find the definition of "aberrant" instructive. Webster's has it as (1) "turning away from what is right or true, etc." or (2) "deviating from what is normal or typical". I further admit this was my meaning - I intended (2) but would accept (1)
Yes, I know what it means, too. I was making it clear that I was not calling it "aberrant behavior" and that "aberrant behavior" was your characterization (I called it "spin").
> It is curious isn't it, that after the chair asked Adam and me to "call a truce" you rehash his position? I don't mind. However, I should point you to my last message in this exchange (attached below)
My T1 was out from Saturday to Monday afternoon and I did not receive any E-mail. My E-mail was composed over the weekend (during the E-mail blackout), so I did not see the responses ... had I, I would have answers to one of my questions. Furthermore, I didn't see the "call a truce" message ... maybe you received this privately, but the chair did not post it to the reflector (at least according to my E-mails).
Sorry for the delay, sometimes that happens.
-FF
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