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Mr 5 0 · 01-08-2002, 04:29 PM

Thank you everyone for your words of wisdom. They have helped me understand things, and see things a lot clearer. - Mercury

Merc; I think that says about all I need to know on this subject; that you feel well-served by the opinions offered from people who want to help.

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The purpose of this 'open' forum is for members/friends to share whatever interests them. Some things will be silly and some will be serious. This thread was one of the more serious type but worth reading and commenting on for some.

I believe Mercury has made it clear that he received some useful information here. The fact that he feels confident enough in the concern of the people on this forum to state his lack of confidence in other areas of his life is a testament to the maturity of the forum's members.

We've seen some tough talk here regarding Merc's stated problems and his angst regarding his current situation and frankly that is to be expected when a wide variety of people view a post and respond; not everyone will see the situation sympathetically or agree with each others point of view. So be it. If everyone agreed all the time it would get pretty dull.

I have to concur with the point made earlier that if one has grown tired of the man's posts, then 'don't go there' when you see his User Name on the topic. Free choice.

I would add that if we have something negative to state in a response, try to do at least do so with some tact. Think about how your words will appear and go back and edit your post if it looks too harsh or comes off too negative.

I think it's obvious that nattering back and forth at each other over who-said-what-and-why is not very useful to anyone and eventually goes nowhere.

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Finally; I want to thank Mercury, Brad, Odie and anyone else who was kind enough to say nice things about my post. I appreciate it of course but I certainly don't have any corner on wisdom nor do I know all the answers.
No one does.

I comment with the perspective of one who has experienced most of the things people on this forum go through and are confused about. It's still just one person's opinion. With the disadvantage of not knowing someone personally and only having the information a poster supplies, I have to comment in a somewhat general manner, not knowing if what I understand about a situation is exactly correct.

My advice may be worth about what it costs, but I want to be of help when and where I can and it costs me nothing, either, so why not?

Thanks again for all the input here. It's appreciated.

01-08-2002, 04:29 PM	#11
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	To All Thank you everyone for your words of wisdom. They have helped me understand things, and see things a lot clearer. - Mercury Merc; I think that says about all I need to know on this subject; that you feel well-served by the opinions offered from people who want to help. ******** The purpose of this 'open' forum is for members/friends to share whatever interests them. Some things will be silly and some will be serious. This thread was one of the more serious type but worth reading and commenting on for some. I believe Mercury has made it clear that he received some useful information here. The fact that he feels confident enough in the concern of the people on this forum to state his lack of confidence in other areas of his life is a testament to the maturity of the forum's members. We've seen some tough talk here regarding Merc's stated problems and his angst regarding his current situation and frankly that is to be expected when a wide variety of people view a post and respond; not everyone will see the situation sympathetically or agree with each others point of view. So be it. If everyone agreed all the time it would get pretty dull. I have to concur with the point made earlier that if one has grown tired of the man's posts, then 'don't go there' when you see his User Name on the topic. Free choice. I would add that if we have something negative to state in a response, try to do at least do so with some tact. Think about how your words will appear and go back and edit your post if it looks too harsh or comes off too negative. I think it's obvious that nattering back and forth at each other over who-said-what-and-why is not very useful to anyone and eventually goes nowhere. ******** Finally; I want to thank Mercury, Brad, Odie and anyone else who was kind enough to say nice things about my post. I appreciate it of course but I certainly don't have any corner on wisdom nor do I know all the answers. No one does. I comment with the perspective of one who has experienced most of the things people on this forum go through and are confused about. It's still just one person's opinion. With the disadvantage of not knowing someone personally and only having the information a poster supplies, I have to comment in a somewhat general manner, not knowing if what I understand about a situation is exactly correct. My advice may be worth about what it costs, but I want to be of help when and where I can and it costs me nothing, either, so why not? Thanks again for all the input here. It's appreciated.