coldry is a black coal superior, page-19

For Fozhard only


Fozhard,

I think its clear to most (and you might agree) that ESI has been swamped by a swathe of negative posters over the last few months.
I also think that you have appeared to be (innocently as i now se it) on the side of the negativists to a degree, while not necessarily endorsing what they have said (as i now see it) by simply being on the same side of the fence as they are.
After reading your first post this week (after a long absences from you) i was again fooled into thinking that you had teamed up with this side to demote ESI, considering that the semantic way you constructed your sentences appeared to be dropping givens that were in fact not givens -but it now appears to me that you were being genuinely inquisitive and that your 'givens' were borne of caution, but not device.

HAving said all of that (so you knew from where my thinking was derived) i would like to offer you a public apology for my stoic and blunt appreciation of your posts or for any stubbornness in my own posts towards the pionts you wished to discuss. In my mind,it is clear that i was wrong and that you have some level of genuine curiosity that did not warrant my stubborn interpretation of your posts.

Where we may not see eye to eye on certain details, i would be foolish to not put that aside and now take your posts with the integrity they deserve and to offer you credit for the points you bring out that would not otherwise be discussed.

Apologies from Lautrec to Fozhard and all the best for you.
I think that the deeper the discussion the better and you do offer deep insight on several fronts, regardless of how i see your semantics operating - as could also be said for me and how my posts are interpreted by others as somewhat defensive (which in my mind they are not, as i feel i am defending the concept of 'genuine commentary and integrity in posting'.

I hope you appreciate my apology and my considerations,

Regards,

L