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Old 11-25-2002, 11:38 AM   #29
Marvin Mattelson Marvin Mattelson is offline
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I agree that this portrait forum is head and shoulders (pun intended) above the other forum sites and I too feel safe here. I appreciate the decorum and gentleness in which most of us conduct ourselves which is obviously a reflection of Cynthia's genteel demeanor. This is why I too choose to play here exclusively.

That said, I look for the meat of the message and not the packaging. I also am not offended in the least by being denigrated by someone I don't know from Adam, (after all, my work is on the site) even though, as I have previously stated, one of my goals is to be universally loved.

I may not agree with his assessments but I am always interested in hearing other viewpoints. I chalk up his lack of diplomacy to his unfamiliarity of
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