Conference turris::womannotes-v3

    
    wow!  I just for the first time read a few of the replies to your
    original note.  Perhaps those repliers know more about you than I
    do, but I don't see the big deal.  When I enter a note into a notes
    file to which it shouldn't belong, the mods usually send me mail and
    move it.  Actually, I don't think it belongs here, but I don't really
    care either.  I'm not offended if men want to voice their concerns
    in a mostly female forum.  I took your first line as a joke.  (I did
    however, find those descriptions nauseating, or maybe it was the
    sandwich I just ate.)
    
    Rachael

point of info -- roughly how many such mail messages did you get? from different
people, I mean.  Just curious.

Folks, I wish you did feel comfortable to reply here, in this string at least.
You can help set the tone of this conference only if you write to it.

Just because some voices here seem to disagree strongly with your views, does
not automatically make your views wrong or devalue them.

fwiw, I am one who thinks 785 was not particularly appropriate to this 
conference, but feel no impulse to ask that it be deleted, nor to heap abuse on
any who may disagree (in either direction).

Sara

How many replies? About 10.

About half of them agreed with you (i.e., the topic wasn't particularly 
relevant, but it wasn't inflammatory either.)

Bruce

    
    OK Bruce, I'll come out. I support you.
    Not neccecarly because I agree, but...
    You entered your note.
    Mods didn't remove it.
    My personal feeling wether it's appropriate or not is irrelevant.
    
    I do feel however (correct me if I'm wrong, you didn't write in
    Norwegian) that your base note (785.0) was written with a *big* smile
    on your face (although it's a lot of truth in it). 
    I saw it from the humorous side. Was that your intention?
    
    If it was (and even I, as a non-english speaking person, detected it),
    I'm astonished by the replies.
    Talk about some taking themselves seriously.
    
    You haven't asked for one, but if it was me, I'd sure need it, and even
    we don't know eachother, i'll do it (hope I don't offend you or anybody
    else).  see the *hug note*.
    
    I'm off to the flotation tank. Maybe I see you there.
    
    PerS_who_is_not_gay_but_love_cats_and_antique_silver. 

    Well, I wasn't going to say anything either, but....
    
    First off, I didn't read ANY of the replies in .785, cuz it wasn't
    really of any interest to ME, but that doesn't mean other women 
    wouldn't be interested. I don't see why so many people are saying
    that it shouldn't be in the file because it's not of interest to
    women. It's OBVIOUSLY of interest, there are almost *200* replies
    in there.
    
    I don't feel that it's MY place to decide what other women would 
    be interested in reading. I'm not saying others DID, but if the 
    mods didn't remove it, & you're not interested, then just don't
    reply.
    
    I can see where some people thought of the base note in 785 as an
    "us against them" type of thing, & I feel that the point needed to
    be made, that we DON'T think WE'RE the ONLY ones w/ indignities, which
    it was. It should have just been left at that. (IMO)
    
    I sure I hope I don't get flamed for this, I've never taken part in
    the controversial issues in this file for that reason! I don't think
    I've ever told anyone that either, so I *think* I feel better now!
    
    Bonnie

    I finally got back to reading this file and I also wrote to Bruce
    supporting him against what I felt were unnecessarily critical notes.
    I think he quoted my words somewhere in that note.  I felt sad that
    woman had reacted that way.
    
    diana