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Old 03-15-2011, 06:14 PM
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Default Re: A revolution in thought

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Ladyshea is not being bitter, she's being cynical. You've mentioned the trolls that come online. People turning up and pronouncing a mystery without any personal introduction are quite common too, and routinely disappointing.
I get that, but please don't put everyone in the same category, or else you'll lose the baby with the bathwater.
Asking you to say something more about yourself and to introduce the ideas briefly is, I find, a very good way of distinguishing baby from bathwater.



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Who was asking for a commitment?
You were, here:
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but please refrain from making premature conclusions, as best as you can.
and here:
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but I do require some interest. If you are interested I would not hesitate to give you the link to an amazing discovery.


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I was only sharing a book that is online.
But you didn't share the book. That's pretty annoying.

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I never expected the caustic reaction I got.
Sad as it may be, I think the onus is on the poster to distinguish herself from all the woo bathwater out there when diving straight in with the message at a new forum.

Have you not found this at other forums?

Joe
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