The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #95436   Message #1856895
Posted By: Wolfgang
12-Oct-06 - 11:29 AM
Thread Name: Art Blakey's Birthday squabble
Subject: RE: Art Blakey's Birthday
why does it matter so much to you what other posters choose to post or not? (Shambles)

My God, Shambles, if everyone would react this way to a simple request...My request is comparable to asking new members to post song lyrics in lines the next time or to add the author if they know her. It is not the world but just helpful. Why do you intend to treat a simple suggestion as a part of your crusade?

Shambles, as I have explained the very first time I have asked you to add the date my concern is the user friendliness of the forum. I think adding the date makes the title more useful, particularly in searches, that's all.

Do I understand you correctly that you do not add the date in cases when it is easily possible for you for the only reason that it may be difficult in other cases? This argumentation, BTW, has been completely missing in your first response to my request. Actually, in your first response you did not even say whether you would follow my suggestion or not. And a reason for saying no to the suggestion I could not find in that response either.

I will then be able to do what you keep on requesting me to do. (Shambles, emphasis mine)

Of course you are able even now, but you may not be willing. Why not say it as it is?

BTW, I wouldn't mind it at all if you only would add the date when it is possible for you.

Shambles, there's a thing that irritates me in our conversations here. You consistently fail to acknowledge when an error you have made is pointed out or a wrong information you have given is corrected. A simple three word sentence like "I stand corrected" or "I have erred" or "I was wrong" would do. Or do you hate admitting having given a wrong information like the one when you claimed that only to this birththread the date was added so far?


Wolfgang