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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You had no trouble identifying me in any other thread so I would imagine you are pretty adept at distinguishing my posts.  Just as you and almost all the other posters on this site I prefer to keep my anonymity.  DC is a small town and the DC independent school community is even smaller.[/quote]

Apparently I do have difficulty identifying you, because this is not the first time we've had one of these exchanges.  It's not until we're several posts into the exchange that I begin to suspect it's you.  I always find these exchanges frustrating and unhelpful, and I'd like nothing better than to avoid them entirely.  You've asked that I ignore your posts, and I'm more than happy to do so.  But you're refusing to use any sort of login or other identifying mark, so I'm left without any way to avoid you.

I suppose that next time I begin to suspect it's you, I can just ask "Is this the PG Crusader?," and you can answer "Yes."  Maybe that way, we can avoid one another.  Will you abide by that deal?  If you don't like "PG Crusader," I'll even let you create your own secret name that I'll use when I ask the question.  ("Hoagie"?  "HGC Helen"?  "Gifted Gayle"?)

[quote]I have no issue with anyone, including you disagreeing with my opinions in the context of the thread and posting views different from my own in response to my position.  I'm not asking anyone to give me an open forum to pronounce my knowledge to the world without question so please don't think that.[/quote]

But this is precisely the problem.  If we could simply have a respectful exchange of opinions, even if we disagree substantially, then I'd be perfectly content.  But that's not what happens.  Perhaps because you "get caught up in the drama" (your words), you often fall into a pattern strikingly similar to the one 6:15 describes on page 10 of this thread.  There's no need for me to describe in detail again your style of discussion, because 6:15 captured it in that earlier post.  It's extremely frustrating.  And I'm clearly not the only one it bothers, because at least two other posters are commenting on it here.  (If you don't understand what we mean, just say that, so I can describe your pattern in detail.)  If you could refrain from adopting that nonconstructive style of discussion, we'd probably avoid these exchanges.

So where does this leave us?  I'm happy to ignore you if I can identify you.  You've refused to use a login.  Perhaps you'll accept the call-and-response deal I offered above. [/quote]

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