Dear Tony et al.,
I am sometimes clumsy. I generally have a fairly strong grasp of the English language, but sometimes I pick the wrong words to convey the sentiments or ideas that I wish to communicate. A reality of language is that the words we say are not always the words we mean.
I made a statement that several people have gone on and on about. Was it an accusation, was it an opinion, was it vile, was it insupportable, was it factual, was it a paralipsis, etc. etc. ad nauseam.
Let me say, once and for all that I am sorry. I am genuinely sorry. I chose my words carelessly. I never intended to make an accusation, particularly about any individual people or groups. My statement was an observation based on a general opinion, which in retrospect was not very accurate.
Again, I'm sorry for any grief that I've caused anyone along the way.
Now, I think it would be ideal if we could move on to something more productive.
This --will-- be my last post to this thread, so if you want to keep talking about me I suppose you can, but I won't be involved.
-Kevin
-----Original Message----- From: wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l- bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Tony Sidaway Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:21 AM To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Nude Kate Winslet Picture
Chad Perrin said:
It's pretty clear that Kevin's statement isn't factually supportable with evidence at hand, but that doesn't change the fact that what
could
easily be a mere bit of sloppy phrasing was instead treated by Tony
as
a deliberate and specific accusatory attack.
It's quite clear that the intent was to discredit those who disagreed
with
Kevin by questioning their motives and directly attacking their good faith. It was a vile accusation, insupportable and unworthy of this
list.
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