Posted by Alli (160.129.27.22) on December 15, 2001 at 13:54:10:
are you a good guy or not (weren't you the one, that "servant of Assyria," who was so incredibly rude in his email responses to me a few months ago regarding my, i admit, naive question about why the Assyrians don't want to be classified as "Arabs"...)?honestly, "keepa," i have very little connection with Assyrians outside of my family b/c of where i live, & perhaps it will always be so, so i would have appreciated it if you could have humored me for a minute & responded in a way that was more considerate & complete. i'm slowly figuring things out about these people, Assyrians, who i'm half related to... but i feel like a retard who is attempting to map out a room in the dark. i don't know anything about anyone, & all this alliance building & splitting up into factions is making me dizzy & annoyed. maybe in the end, it will only prove to be a wasted effort for me?
in fact, the ONLY person who answered my question(s) in a calm & clear manner, which i greatly appreciated, was Jeff Atto on Fred Parhad's message board. so, kudos to Jeff from me. Jeff's humane treatment of me, "clueless in Nashville," is what sparked my open admiration & affection for him.
however, i currently view "keepa" with mistrust in my eyes.
moral of the story: please give your correspondent the benefit of the doubt; some may have the purpose of antagonizing you (hence the name calling), but others may sincerely be wishing for clarification.