On Friday 11 August 2006 9:38 am, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
and your next statement is where your reasoning fails:
You regard my opinion as invalid, becuase it is different than yours.
because this is *only* your *assumption*!
I'd go so far as to say this is my opinion, or belief, but the more I think about it, I'd have to say that I didn't give the benifit of the doubt. I like to always give the benefit of the doubt, so my apologies for that. More accurate would have been, "I feel like my opinion isn't considered, because it is different then what is supposedly the standard practice"
Your opinion leaves no room for people who think for themselves, or for any change whatsoever.
more assumption, or *only* your opinion
definately my opinion, based on experience, mainly from you and Ken..... and again, without the benefit of the doubt. hehehe So, apoligies, and "It feels like my opinion isn't considered, because it doesnt follow what is supposedly the standard practice"
It is interesting that most of the policed discussions always end up, when confronted with individual thinking and logic, back to "this is the way the list has been, and is what is expected, therefore, do it just because...".
and you have pulled this out of who-knows-where (rather than stating the real location) because it was not in the list of reasons presented.
LOL Instead of searching for past posts to show this, Ken was nice enough to offer up EXACLTY this example with his reply. Thanks Ken.
I've always thought it odd that a list for technology that is "open" could be so "closed".
more opinion
Absolutely! My whole email is/was opinion. Being opinionated doesn't preclude one from being openminded, however, most poeple assume that opinionated people aren't open minded. I like to think of them as experienced, with something to offer. The mere facts that they are willing to listen, and allow me to have my own opinion (agree to disagree), and can discuss the topic without angst, defensiveness, or getting into a power struggle, makes them open minded. When a discussion about a topic is relegated to, "Well, just do it because it is how it has been done in the past, and how we want it done now", it looses the chance for growth / understanding. B-)