honor's reply to ben's message about attacking

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> I really don't think this topic of conversion was of a personal nature

 

no, i don't either. i agree though that i was getting a little too personal in

my comments and i've

already appologised for that.

 

 

> I was hoping people would add their comments

 

me too. i'd like to know where people stand on this subject. so far ewan has

agreed with something i

said, but no one else, so that leaves about 220 members who haven't said what

they think, whether

they side with me or honor and spiggy or a combination of our views or they

think we're all talking

crap. come on! speak up!

 

 

> I guess most thought it a war

> between me and Sarah! Honestly, that was not my intention! I really would

> have liked to hear others' opinions on the topic...

 

hear hear

 

 

> I don't think there were flames.

 

no, but i was getting irritated and there could have been. it wouldn't have been

unfounded flames

like " your breath smells of bricks and shoe polish and your father is a dodo,

you idiot " or

anything, but i might have gone too far and said very frankly and crudely what i

thought of

behaviour such as what i interpretted was going on. but, it didn't happen so we

don't have to worry

about that.

*stops before she digs herself an even bigger hole*

 

 

> I mean, Sarah and I have been on this list for a while and everything

> has been amicable.

 

yeah. i don't want to make enemies. doing so is pointless. i just want people to

look at their

behaviour and attitudes, reassess what they are doing, and make changes if they

feel it's needed.

and i want to discuss why people take the certain course of action that they

have. as i've said

before, everyone is entitled to opinions and i would do everything i can to

ensure that remains. and

as i've said a thousand times to a thousand people, the only belief i'll ever

press onto people is

that you shouldn't press your beliefs on to people. was that even relevant? i'm

not sure any more.

 

 

> Just because we differ on a topic doesn't mean we have

> declared a war of words on each other and that anyone who joins would get hurt

> or somethin'!

 

exactly! but i suppose what one person sees as a discussion, another could see

it as a war.

everything is very subjective, remember.

 

 

> Besides, there was the misunderstanding that I tend to convert non-vegans,

which isn't the case.

 

it wasn't so much that you do, but more that spiggy does, as my original email

was a reply to hers.

when you joined in though, the focus of the discussion changed slightly. it's

hard for me to

summarise right now. i might try again later.

 

 

> So, whoever wants to add their opinions here but didn't because you thought

I'd

> snap at you...shoot!

 

yep! we want to know what you think!

 

(an amicable) sarah