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<P>I have been exceedingly specific in my praise and criticism of EC over the years. Is not this the forum in which to express oneself regarding these matters?</P>
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<P>There are some things I think EC does better today, and some things I think he did better in the past. What I meant when I wrote that "some people don't get it," is that after years of explaining myself, the e-mail asking, "I wonder what some of the people on this list need for EC to do to be satisfied," sounds as if some have never read anything I wrote. It's all there in black and white in the Slowhand Digest archives.</P>
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<P>I ask that you argue my specific points, and try not to cut anyone down because you don't like or agree with what he or she says. There is civil debate, and there are personal attacks. I prefer the former. I don't think anyone wants the latter, although it does appear that some people cannot tell the difference. Although it's obvious that EC has great personal meaning to most if not all of us subscribers, the discussion and debate should not become personally antagonistic. If one lawyer makes a better argument than another in court, does it mean that he "insulted" the other?</P>
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<P>Let's discuss and debate the points made here in the Slowhand Digest instead of attacking those who submit them.</P>
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