Mail Formats (was Re: An Elfly Reminder)

[Kelley]

> Random832
> I didn't mean to accuse you, or anyone else in particular, 

Kelley:  Thanks. :-)

Random832:
> I just wasn't sure where this idea that I wanted to _make_ anyone
> do this was coming from - 

Kelley:
Yes, exactly, I'm not sure, either, and it seems a few of us had
the idea that was what you meant, however we got that idea.  Then
when Alla, Silmariel made their comments about the difficulties
for them to create a paraphrase, the idea was just reinforced in
my mind.  (After I sent that last post, I reread a number of the
most recent posts, and I began to see where we were all sort of
missing one another, making a disconnect, whatever, and it all 
began to make a lot more sense.) ;-)

Random832:
> and I thought it was very confusing that anyone would think it 
> would make things difficult for ESL users because I thought
> initially that people were saying that such posts would be hard 
> for ESL users to understand, not to compose.

Kelley:
Right, exactly.  I'm at least on the same page with you now. :-)

Random832:
> I suppose this is just yet another illustration of why an 
> incorrect paraphrase is much better than a direct (and, needless 
> to say, absolutely technically correct) quote with an incorrect 
> interpretation with no mention of what the interpretation is. 

Kelley:  Indeed. <g>

Random832:
> At the time I suggested that FUD was being spread, it was mainly 
> because it was right after I'd read Lee Storm's message saying 
> she'd blocked my messages, so I was feeling attacked, and just a 
> little angry at whoever was responsible for all these 
> misunderstandings (if it was in any way deliberate on anyone's 
> part).

Kelley:
Oh sure, I do understand, yeah.  Guess we were all getting a little
frustrated and so forth.

> > Kelley:
> > Can we consider all this settled now?

Random832:
> I hope so.

Kelley:  Yay! :-D