In a message dated 11/26/99 9:31:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, oconnort@nyu.edu writes: > Lauren, on behalf of the community here, please accept an apology about > your preferences. We occasionally get into battles here on literature > and writing and, oh, you name it; we do not "bash" people at all. In > fact, if you could tolerate trudging through the archives, you will see > that there have been several instances in which I've stepped in to ask > it to stop (or for people to take it to private mail). > > We try very hard to make sure that this is NOT a hostile place, and in > this case I want you to know that you're more than welcome here. > > --tim o'connor well, this is just difficult, and i was crying while i wrote that last message, which didn't make it any easier....i'm sorry, i just freaked out, i guess...