This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C40AEB.6B0B6E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit As one of the two transcribers who (quote) " jumped in to criticise Sue Smith", may I point out that I did not do this, merely asked how Dave's reply was construed to be impolite? I then went to great pains to explain how the written word could be misinterpreted by people (any people) putting their own inflections on words and reading into a message something that was not intended. It appears that that is what has happened by the person who "criticised" me. I should also point out that this is a multicultural project and what is construed as polite, but plain, speaking in one country may be considered impolite in another, even when those two countries are using varieties of the 'same' language. That is why I asked people to step back and give the benefit of the doubt. It is also possible for the opposite to occur, and what is considered polite speak in one culture to appear to be sycophantic twaddle in another. As Arnie pointed out this should be on the discuss list, so I have copied this to that list as well. Loraine ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C40AEB.6B0B6E00 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment From: "Arnie Iles" <ailes@stny.rr.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: I Agree With Sue Smith Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:28:47 -0000 Message-ID: <000801c40ae5$e0857e10$023a5e18@iles1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-Original-Sender: ailes@stny.rr.com Mon Mar 15 16:35:05 2004 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 X-Mailing-List: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/9354 X-Loop: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Thread-Index: AcQK5jwV9mVipp1KTDG2jFEBJEX8uA== X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine I want Sue Smith, wherever she is, to know that I agree with her opinion of our leader Mayall's response to her email a couple days ago. In spite of the fact that two transcribers immediately jumped in to criticize her, Mayall's reply was indeed written in his usual irritating manner. Yes, I know, this type of email belongs on the discussion list, not this one. Allan Raymond, please check your email for a note from me that I'm sending today. Arnie Iles ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C40AEB.6B0B6E00--