Helena & some links for MalignD

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 1 08:26:50 CST 2001



MalignD at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Not entirely unreasonable advice but, from you?  You're an unlikely scold.

I am and unlikely scold, as all of of soon become who stick around, but
it's reasonable advice, isn't it?  It's very reasonable advice. Who
cares where is comes from. 

> 
> You've been as much in the middle of the rancor of late as I have.  And
> you've written, in sheer word count, ten times as much as I have.

You're curt. So what? It's not a virtue. 


> 
> Why do I respond?  In this case (and typically) because I'm among those
> addressed; and because (when I respond) I find what is said inaccurate,
> false, distorting.
> 
> I also wouldn't describe my previous few posts as "attacks."

Fair enough. 


> 
> And I have no off-list correspondence with Millison and no intenion of
> starting one.
> 

A reasonable practice.



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