Vlieboot »De Zwane« 1592 — Barents discovers the Arctic

[Bela]

I think we'd make better progress if we focused on the actual topic. Phrases like 'Of course you don't' come across to me as somewhat condescending rather than constructive. If my post was unclear, I would have found an explanation more helpful.

 

[-Waldemar-]

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I’m sorry, Bela, but I’ve recently fallen victim to a surprising act of manipulation. It’s true that I later received an apology, but only in private, which of course doesn’t resolve the matter fairly given the harm caused in public, and is in fact a continuation of the manipulation. You must understand that my trust and willingness to engage, especially with anonymous users of unknown intentions, have once again been severely curtailed as a result. The late, kind Don was absolutely right when he advised me to simply ignore provocations and potential provocations by leaving them unanswered.

You must also understand that providing additional substantive explanations at someone’s individual request, in return for not even a polite ‘thank you’, is not a particularly appealing prospect for me, and perhaps for anyone else for that matter.

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