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Old 16-September-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 01101001 View Post
Put the names back on. I did it. I take full responsibility for it. I'm not even unproud of it. It was topic: Fire in different oxygen content. And, I disagree. Sorry. I don't think it was harsh.

It wasn't meant to be insulting. It's not an insult. I sincerely wondered if m1omg missed the demonstration of burning in various concentrations of oxygen. So, I asked. Was "skipped" a bad word? Does it imply sloth to you?
You said , "Did you skip science class the day..." and I think this does suggest that if the poster had gone to class as they were suppose to they would have been able to answer the question for themselves. It added nothing to the context of the discussion and it suggests that the poster should have seen such a demonstration. I did not see this demonstration until I was a freshman in college. If the poster was a bright young 5th, they may well have never seen the demonstration in my school system. I am not suggesting it is a large issue, but it shows, in my opinion the disregard posters in this forum sometimes show for those who are looking to become informed.