>Maybe next time someone sends you a rude response, instead of calling them >names, send them a note and say something like, "your response seemed a bit >rough. Are you okay? Do you need a net.hug? Want to share it with someone?" >have any of the numerous frustrations, large and small, that afflict all of >us. And sometimes they lose their temper or let the frustations get to them >atake it out on someone inappropriately. -----snip-----------snip------------snip----------- You have a point, up to a point, Lin. But, I have to add that no ammount of 'bad days' or 'human foibles' are good excuses for bad manners or rudeness. Not to mention hurting peoples feelings. :-) Helen Tangimoana