Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post

hazelnut · 05-18-2007, 07:15 PM

Well this is a discussion I regret getting into. Originally my post was a positive suggestion that met with no response. Me second post was an observation that you had made a comment that seemed to go against your point. Nothing nasty or derogatory. I encourage you and anyone else to reread the entire thread. As soon as I pointed that out you proceeded to demean my argument. No problem I tried in vain to explain the point to you and it fell on deaf ears.

I will say my last comment was not really directed towards you but at ONTHEBAY who stuck their nose in on the tail end of a discussion with misinformation. I will take the high road and apologize to you Lilachill I am very sorry if I have offended you. My intention was originally to try and offer a differing viewpoint and possible suggestions to a problem that we now know does not exist. I am sure you are a very nice person and had no intention of causing and disruption. One inherent problem with public discussion forums/email/online communication is the lack of inflection present in conversation. Often times we read things with a different "voice" in our heads which can lead to misinterpretation and misunderstandings. When I made a comment regarding your comment about the dogs off lead at downings I meant no disrespect to you I was merely trying to illustrate a point that some feel threatened by unleashed dogs or even leashed dogs in public places. Anyway, things seemed to escalate from there and conspiracy theories arose, others got involved etc. etc. Well it became a mess.

The funny thing here is I am PRO-DOG. Love dogs would probably gush over your dogs and love to play, pat, throw the ball for them. I hope that you change your mind about directing others to this site. There is a lot of great information to be had here. I believe the Webmaster here does an excellent job with the site. Please continue to post and read the forum and do not let one little debate ruin it for you. Once again I am sorry if for any comments that you felt offended by. I truly hope that your dogs find the perfect swimming hole and it looks like from the info posted here that the public boat launch is fair game!

05-18-2007, 07:15 PM	#99
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	Lilac Well this is a discussion I regret getting into. Originally my post was a positive suggestion that met with no response. Me second post was an observation that you had made a comment that seemed to go against your point. Nothing nasty or derogatory. I encourage you and anyone else to reread the entire thread. As soon as I pointed that out you proceeded to demean my argument. No problem I tried in vain to explain the point to you and it fell on deaf ears. I will say my last comment was not really directed towards you but at ONTHEBAY who stuck their nose in on the tail end of a discussion with misinformation. I will take the high road and apologize to you Lilachill I am very sorry if I have offended you. My intention was originally to try and offer a differing viewpoint and possible suggestions to a problem that we now know does not exist. I am sure you are a very nice person and had no intention of causing and disruption. One inherent problem with public discussion forums/email/online communication is the lack of inflection present in conversation. Often times we read things with a different "voice" in our heads which can lead to misinterpretation and misunderstandings. When I made a comment regarding your comment about the dogs off lead at downings I meant no disrespect to you I was merely trying to illustrate a point that some feel threatened by unleashed dogs or even leashed dogs in public places. Anyway, things seemed to escalate from there and conspiracy theories arose, others got involved etc. etc. Well it became a mess. The funny thing here is I am PRO-DOG. Love dogs would probably gush over your dogs and love to play, pat, throw the ball for them. I hope that you change your mind about directing others to this site. There is a lot of great information to be had here. I believe the Webmaster here does an excellent job with the site. Please continue to post and read the forum and do not let one little debate ruin it for you. Once again I am sorry if for any comments that you felt offended by. I truly hope that your dogs find the perfect swimming hole and it looks like from the info posted here that the public boat launch is fair game!