[WikiEN-l] Online Newspapers Considering Subscription Model

[Emily Monroe]

> I apologise for making it unclear that I was talking about the tone  
> of the conversation as a whole rather than your comments specifically.

I think you're right. You WERE talking about the conversation as a  
whole. However, I interpreted your comments as "This whole debate is  
in attack mode, and Emilys' comments bought my attention to it. It's  
so serious that I need to bring the lists' attention to it, as well."  
That's why I was so defensive.

This has happened to me in the past, with a previous list. People were  
even questioning whether or not I was who I said I was (I was a young,  
probably mildly gifted pre-teen at the time)! Not an excuse, but since  
I couldn't read your body language, I jumped to conclusions based on  
past experiences. Sorry about that.

> My apologies for not having got to that point in the conversation at  
> the time I replied.
My assumption was that you did. You need to think, read, think, and  
then write (and think some more afterward).

Don't worry though, I forgive you, and I'll forget about it.

Emily
On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Surreptitiousness wrote:

> Emily Monroe wrote:
>>> This conversation seems to be getting a little steeped in "attack"
>>> mode, doesn't it?
>>>
>>
>> That was an honest, legitimate hypothetical question of mine. I
>> addressed it primarily to Will, and secondarily to everybody. I never
>> mean to attack anyone. I wouldn't live with my conscious if I had
>> lived a life like that. If I did unintentionally attack *anyone*,  
>> then
>> I owe an apology to Will and the list that I'm offering now.
>>
> I apologise for making it unclear that I was talking about the tone of
> the conversation as a whole rather than your comments specifically.
>>> So my question at this point in the debate would be to ask myself
>>> why someone who lives "in a place where there isn't any library for
>>> hours (or  days even)" would be overly bothered about verifying
>>> right that second.
>>>
>>
>> I didn't mean to imply that they would be bothered about verifying
>> references right that second. I was starting to read into this debate
>> (and maybe it's just me) that every Wikipedian should be bothered
>> about verifying right that second. I was proven wrong when Will
>> pointed out that that wasn't his point.
>>
> My apologies for not having got to that point in the conversation at  
> the
> time I replied.
>
>
>
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