[Harp-L] reading things in

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why is it that people always feel the need to read things which are  
patently not there into what is clearly written.  I never said there  
was anything wrong with names or naming things, just that I wouldn't  
use a noun in this case but rather a designation--based on past  
history amongst other things.  I then gave examples both theoretical  
and real in answer to what was pretty much a direct question: what  
name would I have suggested.

I also said that _I_ think "Journeyman" is not a good name.  If  
anyone disagrees, fine by me.  I also think "Fire breath" and "Pure  
harp" are much worse (and said so).  That's my opinion--nothing more,  
nothing less, just please don't try and distort it into something I  
didn't actually write.  AFAIC, none of the above names are good.  I  
only responded about "Journeyman" when Tim made the comment (in reply  
to mine) about how he had gotten better names.  That was his opinion-- 
if "Journeyman" was the best of those, then I'd agree he got better,  
but better doesn't mean good, that was it.

Finally, I like and respect Tim enough to be honest with him, to me  
that matters much, much more than whether I like the name or not.   
That came up in the course of the thread and I was honest about it.   
I'm sorry if that hurt Tim's feelings, but that's part of the price  
of selling things--and I know Tim well enough from our past  
interactions on and off list to bet that if he really had an issue  
with it he'd speak to me directly about it either on or off the  
list.  I doubt he needs others to defend him--indeed, I'm pretty sure  
he doesn't based on his many years of being on the list.




 ()()    JR "Bulldogge" Ross
()  ()   & Snuffy, too:)
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