
2010/12/21 Paul Sargent
On 20 Dec 2010, at 15:06, Richard Mittel wrote:
I'm afraid that apologies and humor did not make you seem less "crude," as you put it, and your language is too apt to be misunderstood by homosexuals and women as unwelcoming. So please exercise more care when posting.
I obviously badly judged the tone of my previous mail, so I want to publicly apologise for it. There was
I fail to see where Paul's email was offensive enough that an apology was needed. At worst, if there was something in bad taste, I think one can give the author the benefit of the doubt unless he repeately posts in bad taste. I also think that if we should care for all the things that could be misunderstood, then it might not be worth it trying to contribute and help just to be asked to exercise more care when posting. My two cents.