in reply to Re: Larry Sighting
in thread Larry Sighting

People posting many complaints (instead of adding constructive posts)

And there's no such thing as a constructive complaint?

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Re: Re: Re: Larry Sighting
by liz (Monsignor) on Dec 21, 2003 at 22:15 UTC
    And there's no such thing as a constructive complaint?

    My Webster's New World Dictionary describes the verb "complain" as:

    1. to express pain, displeasure, etc.
    2. to find fault
    3. to make an accusation

    I wonder how you can constructively express pain or displeasure. How you can constructively find fault. Or how you can constructively make an accusation.

    I hope this is all semantics, but I find "complaint" to be never constructive. Maybe this is because of my Dutch background, where complaining is part of the country's nature.

    Welcome to the Internet, enjoy your stay.

    I hope you don't want to imply here that the Monastery should become more like newsgroups or other forum sites, where complaining and flaming is the norm.

    Liz