***To all on the list - here is an example of the unnecessary condenscension
by ***a certain Allen Dick.  I don't know how many of you can learn anything
***about beekeeping from an individual like this, but I certainly don't.  I
am ***sure this is exactly what Mike L. High, Sr. was referring to in his
e-mail.
 
> >I hope you - and others - find this useful.  I spent two and a half
> >hours trying to say it nicely.  How did I do?
>
> I don't think so.  I did not find this useful in the least.
> Condescending, abrasive, patronizing, and downright rude are more
> like it.
 
Well, I guess I have take advice from you on this, because you
certainly seem to be the expert on all these subjects, judging from
your present communication.
 
I certainly was and am actively trying to avoid all these things,
but I can see you have no such compunction.
 
> If beekeepers can't get along, then this hobby and
> livelihood certainly wont last long. We learn from each other,
> including each other's mistakes, not by ridiculing someone for their
> mistakes or misperceptions.
 
A agree and did not intentionally ridicule anyone.  Or flame anyone
either.
 
> I joined this mailing list to learn
> from others, not to listen to them berate others for their own
> personal benefit.
 
Please explain the personal benefits.
 
> This isn't the first time I've seen this happen
> either. If you don't have something nice to say about someone else's
> problems, then don't say it.
 
Sometimes the truth just isn't nice, no matter how you dress it up.
Are you planning on taking your own advice?
 
> Why not go back to Netiquette 101...
 
I'll see you there, I guess.
 
Thanks for taking the trouble to write.