From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)

In article , George
Sherwood  wrote:
>
>Yes, clearing up.  I meant to say that two of the three stories had faded
>and the third was fading. After reading again it did sound more like I had
>said the third faded also.  Not such weasel wording to me.

This is Barktopus, George. In case you haven't noticed, that's the way
things are here.

>I don't see you object when Phil says the US created a secret police force
>called the "Uniformed Secret Service", happened to be around for a long
>time.

I didn't need to. Several other people here objected before I saw it.

>You are far from objective in my opinion.  With Rich S. or now I can see
>with me.

Everything is relative... I give you credit for researching stories more
thoroughly than many here, but acknowledge your bias towards the US
leadership and the military in particular.

>I am going to a diplomatic post. I still don't see what I have done that
>is undiplomatic.  You think diplomats don't disagree?  So now I am at
>work here, exactly what I didn't want.  I don't post in any capacity, but
>it does become clear that I will stop posting since you have interpreted
>it that way and I really can't have that.  I am not making any official
>statements here.

It was a joke, George. "You should have been a diplomat" is a
common thing to say to someone who's just said something particularly well
phrased. It's a very long standing convention here that if you're posting
in an official or work related capacity that you say so and add an
appropriate disclaimer if required(*). If you don't, you're assumed to be
posting as a private individual and your statements in no way reflect your
official position.

I've assumed all along that you are posting as a private individual, hence
I felt free to joke about it. I should have added a smiley to the post, I
tend to forget because I have a dry, understated sense of humour and to me
the humour is obvious enough without adding a laugh track.

(*) Something that Rich S. hasn't been too mindful of in the past.

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