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-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] jt you have to be a very lonely person. In a message dated 11/24/2001 6:28:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, jt@ee.net writes: > Subj: RE: Replies > Date: 11/24/2001 6:28:24 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: jt@ee.net (jt) > Sender: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:midrange-l@midrange.com">midrange-l@midrange.com</A> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > > > > > Buck, > > (I owe you one...;-) > > You wrote, "Arrogance is surely in the eye of the reader." > > And in the tone of voice of the writer... I've found it's a lot easier to > communicate this, orally, than verbally. > > > > I've wondered if people were intimidated by my "highly opinionated" posts > (to put it very mildly...;-). I could see that happening, but it makes > LITTLE SENSE to me. > > I'M THE BEGINNER HERE...! > > I discuss the goings-on of a $90B company, and have written them about it. > I discuss how I think IBM works, and "trade barbs" with folks that have the > best contacts in the iSeries industry.. who've been doing this for years. A > lot of folks here obviously have known each other for a long time, and I've > never met anyone. (I've talked to less than a handful, on the phone.. once > each.) > > My qualification to write anything is this stuff is that I own a 170. I run > a "Mom and Pop" contract programming company. My views represent a > community of 1 (my Wife has neither time, nor interest in this stuff). I've > become a "successful businessman" by dumb luck, hard work, and primarily by > cutting back on the expenses. > > I still remember, a year ago last July, writing my first post. I shook like > a leaf, before I finally hit the Send...! I don't shake like a leaf > anymore...;-) But I usually pause, and consider whether I should send a > post, or not. (I don't always decide to send, BTW.) > > > > Looked at from this POV, the idea that I /could/ intimidate anyone.. > Well... it seems positively humorous, from this POV. If I come across as > arrogant, then I've written the thing wrong. > > I understand my situation here... I'm fully aware of how ludicrous it is > for me to be writing.. And the reason I write is partially to encourage > other's in this same boat that they should get up the "arrogance" to write > their views. > > I believe there's a Silent Majority whose time has come to be heard. > > > > jt > > > (I also believe it's my turn to be silent, and do some coding, for a time.) > > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com > : [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Buck Calabro > : Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 1:23 PM > : To: midrange-l@midrange.com > : Subject: RE: Replies > : > : > : Arrogance is surely in the eye of the reader. > : > : I have had private correspondence with more than a few people who feel > : intimidated by... shall we say "highly opinionated" posts. It's > : easy for me > : to forget the beginners, sometimes. > : > : Posts like this plea help to keep my head where it belongs. > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > > >
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