Posted by Lyn on May 23, 2006 at 17:52:55 from 198.45.19.38 user LynMellone.
In Reply to: Re: The Future of Tarboard (was The Cairn on Kanchenjunga) posted by PeterH on May 22, 2006 at 11:15:04:
Or, as the French would put it "What an idea!"
I had thought about presenting that concept myself, so I was glad to see it mentioned. As far as newbies feeling "welcome," benefit of the doubt needs to be a two-way street. I came here assuming that I was being given such, and that kind of assumption can go a long way toward smoothing over any awkwardness. So can simply ignoring anything that "sounds like" an attack. Often no response at all is the best way to defuse any bad feelings.