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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