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[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 17574

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., rabanesss at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> >I think that you are fighting a losing battle here. - It's 
> > futile, particularly when your messages come across as being 
> quite  snide and illmannered.  That is quite unnecessary and 
> isn't going to endear you to anyone.
> 
>     Uhhhh. What a minute here. I am the rude one after what 
> Doreen wrote so insultingly  about "poop" etc etc. etc.??? Odd, 
> very odd.
> 
> R. Abanes

I reiterate what I have said before, having just read your latest 
batch of messages.  I think that Doreen was probably reacting to the 
overall tone of your messages, which do, indeed, come across as being 
quite fanatical.  

The overall tone of your messages IS rude, IS snide, and is sarcastic 
to boot.  You are talking down to people, and taking an 
intellectual/acadamic highground which is unacceptable considering 
that you do not know the relevant backgrounds of those to whom you 
address your messages.  

I refer to my previous question, which you have declined to answer - 
what do you expect to get out of this discussion?

One more comment.  I was brought up a Christian, have Christian 
friends - even Born Agains, who are more fanatical in their beliefs.  
However, they certainly wouldn't try and force their opinions on 
others in such a way as you do.  They certainly wouldn't talk down to 
anyone who did not share their beliefs.  You sound extremely angry 
and intolerant to me - surely this is not a Christian attitude?

Furthermore, you are missing the whole point of this list.  It is for 
the enjoyment and appreciation of Harry Potter.  There are probably 
people on this list of many different religions, beliefs, races etc 
etc etc - and this is the one thing which unites us.  I think that 
the moderators are quite right to bann certain contraversial issues 
on this list such as discussion of politics and the holocaust, as the 
atmosphere here is supposed to be friendly. If this discussion 
carries on in its current vein I will be tempted to ask the 
moderators to include religion in this veto as well.

Catherine

Catherine