[The Crystal Cave]

Originally Posted by ZombieSlayer

//Rant on to all folks that fit it....

I'm tired of people making assumptions and jumping to conclusions and trying to mislead people about Mr. Lester and BrainTalk. Some of the stuff said here at Braintalk2 could be construed as libel.

None of you (nor I for that matter) have any proof of any wrong doing, with the exception of his lack of communication and participation. I find this (lack of communication) very disturbing, highly offensive, quite rude, and definately not at all like the Mr. Lester I thought I knew.

So how about you find (and post) some facts before making statements that may or may not be true? Or at the very least take the easy way out and say it's your opinion. That way people won't think what you say is fact.

//Rant off.

Back on topic. Thanks, ZombieSlayer. It may be a futile exercise. Once a single speculation or covert accusation is made, in the cyberworld or the real world, the race is on in a game of, "Who Can Top This?"

I've already written a novella's-worth today, so I guess a little more won't matter. I'll post this in two pieces to make it less intimidating.

I used to teach communication classes to executives and managers. One of the exercises I used, my favorite, in fact, was to illustrate how some carefully chosen words could allow the person who used them to do some hit-and-run damage and still be off the hook.

Put the emphasis on the bold words:

I never said he took the money.
I never said he took the money.
I never said he took the money.
I never said he took the money.
I never said he took the money
I never said he took the money.

Perfect set up for "you misunderstood what I wrote." My sister's favorite is, "Well I just asked, I didn't make any accusations." Right.

For what it's worth, I just left the following post on the "is it dead" thread.

Thanks for trying to put out the wildfire.

TCC