Posted by malcolm64 on May 5, 2007, at 1:53:11
In reply to No one should have PROBLEMS with 'Love whomever' » Malcolm64, posted by UgottaHaveHope on May 5, 2007, at 0:39:36
> Hey Malcolm, I agree with 90-percent of your post. And it really upsets me when she posts something negative totally out of the blue. HOWEVER God bless Jan, sometimes she comes across the wrong way (as do all of us I'm sure) but you can tell she has the greatest heart and is just trying to help and encourage. Sometimes I wish she would think more before posting something, but I could be guilty of the same thing.
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> HOWEVER, this thing about her writing "Love, Phillipa" is unreal and (in my opinion) should NEVER be addressed again on this board. If someone has a problem with it, then dont read her posts. It's that simple. Of course, she doesn't know everyone on this board, but I think she cares for the general wellfare of everyone on this board.
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> I dont think saying "Love, whomever" is ANY DIFFERENT than opening professional letter with "Dear Sirs." To me, "dear" is just as much of a term of endearment as "love" is, in THIS CONTEXT.
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> Nor do I think it is any different than when I say "Prayers" at the end of my posts. I pray for few ppl in here specifically, but for the pain and suffering of all those on PBbabble EVERY NIGHT.
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> Malcom, you have been a great contributor to this board. I've appreciated our email communication. Let's get back to helping and encouraging one another.
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> Prayers, love and whatever else, MichaelOk, well I'll admit that perhaps I was wrong about this. So peace, love, ecstasy, god bless or whatever closing makes Phillipa (and others) feel better is just fine.
I guess I'll have to chalk my posts to my "being in an irritable mood", so I hope that you all (and Phillipa, especially) will forgive me. I truly didn't want to start a conflict needlessly.
But again, it would really help if people would try to remain focused on the subject of a thread rather than going off into tangents. Also try to proofread for grammar before submitting a post, b/c it doesn't help if we can't understand exactly the point the person is trying to make. I guess bad grammar is a pet peeve of mine.
But once again, Phillipa I owe you an apology and I hope that you will accept it.
Malcolm
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