13.06.2010 15:43, tomsee7 wrote:

> It looks like we should relax more, lighten up and differentiate between posts that really come under the category of offensive.
>
> Otherwise there is a danger that the group starts to feel quite oppressive and doesn't encourage free and open speech.

This is a support list, not a forum for free speech.
The only purpose of svanderclock's message was to express his feeling
when he discovered how stupid he is. Is anybody is interested in these
feelings? I don't think so.
Was the message useful to community? No.
Was it useful to anybody? No.
Could anybody find something new for himself in the message? No.
Perhaps, if the message was "OMG, I'm an idiot! Thanks to
everybody.", Helen would be softer.

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SY, SD.

PS: Believe me, if Helen had let me speak here freely, the group would
feel much more oppressive. ;)