Re: [issues] Something I've observed

[Deirdre Saoirse]

On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Aaron Malone wrote:

> Right.  Or if they do manage to inject something into the conversation, one of
> the Obnoxious will then attempt to twist it back to his (or her) thread.

[snip]

> You're right, it's a combination of both.  Those who engage in this sort of
> behavior are grabbing the conversation, and from experience they know that many
> people *will* defer, if for no other reason than they're used to more polite
> conversational environments.

Right. So what we need to do is recognize that a) this happens all the
time and b) that this has been happening on this list and c) resolve to
cope better with it in the future.

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