[Foundation-l] Erik's New Job

[Thomas Dalton]

> You're reminding me of the kid in the schoolyard that everybody picks
> on.  The more he reacts to the slightest offence, the more he gets
> picked on.  Restraint in reacting to comments that may only be obliquely
> viewed as offensive can have a profound effect in the way others on the
> list see you.

There is a difference between schoolyard bullying and making false
accusations. The possibility of people taking them seriously is the
main one.