I want you to understand something that I haven’t mentioned before. If a person comes along and makes comments, I take certain things into consideration that may not be apparent.
If a person has only been here a short time, I give a lot less leeway with regard to their comments. If someone has been here ten years, it means they have conducted themselves a certain way over that period of time, so that they didn’t get booted.
They’ve weathered the infighting, the various factional blowouts that have taken place, and have contributed reasoned comments for that period of time.
For that reason, I wasn’t inclined to go for the throat of Beckett. That may or may not make sense to you, but I wanted you to know there was an additional thought process going on beyond what I had already mentioned.
But I know where he's coming from and not only tolerate his method, but values his opinions.....Have come to his support on more than one occasion......I call him on his “bad” cop side or join in as the good cop...Basically Good guy.
If a person has only been here a short time, I give a lot less leeway with regard to their comments. If someone has been here ten years, it means they have conducted themselves a certain way over that period of time, so that they didn’t get booted.
They’ve weathered the infighting, the various factional blowouts that have taken place, and have contributed reasoned comments for that period of time.
For that reason, I wasn’t inclined to go for the throat of Beckett. That may or may not make sense to you, but I wanted you to know there was an additional thought process going on beyond what I had already mentioned
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I agree completely. If you look back at my response to beckett, I don't believe that you will find that I "went for his throat", nor do I believe that Lauren and I hoped that you would.
I must say that I was quite shocked at the post to which I responded, particularly since beckett is such a long term member of FR.
I want to thank you for your thoughtful and kind posts to this thread.
The value of experience, and a display of the civility we try to maintain here on FR.
That said, Beckett didn't say anything others haven't said (or worse), it was just who he said it about. It ruffled a lot of feathers.
The value of experience, and a display of the civility we try to maintain here on FR.
That said, Beckett didn't say anything others haven't said (or worse), it was just who he said it about. It ruffled a lot of feathers.