<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 12:54 PM 8/15/1999 -0400, D. Resch wrote: >I have been on this list for about 5 years and usually don't get involved >in controversial issues. I have seen issues come and go. Heated arguments >fade eventually and people feel better that they at least have had the >opportunity to vent their feelings in a supposedly understanding >and hopefully nonjudgemental forum. Maybe I'm just a not feeling quite >so tolerant today but Leigh, I must say that I personally feel that your >post was insulting and unnecessary. Yes, there are times when the topics >get off track and maybe some posts have more objective value then >others. Yes, I do save the posts about gluten free products and recipes >and I scan and sometimes delete the posts that I don't feel are relevant to >me personally. That's the nice thing about the DELETE key and as far as I >know, most computers have them. (cruelly cropped here) Deb put that so well that I could add very little, but I might offer my definition of a solipsist: One who grants no validity to anyone's experiences other than their own. I have always worked hard to avoid becoming this kind of person, especially as I age. And I might add that Leigh started by complaining about all the "irrevalent" posts someone else's topic had generated, and ironically his post generated even more posts than the one under discussion. -vance Don't sweat the petty things . . . And don't pet the sweaty things.