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> I have disagreed with Strike on MANY issues, as strongly as I have
> disagreed with anyone else on any other.  Have I ever taken Strike's
> disagreement as a personal attack?   The same goes for others with
> whom I have disagreed.
>
> As for "refusing to let the subject drop", I had already dropped
> it.  Those who wouldn't let it drop were Chris McKinney, Steven
> Catron, and who else but Jean-Marc, and he was even one of the
> USA posters to whom I cited the usage of the word "recruit" by
> a disinterested party, without getting ANY disagreement in a
> very large and vocal group by any USA poster, rec.scuba.
>
If one person tells you something unpleasant about yourself, you may wish to
ignore it.

If two people tell you something unpleasant about yourself, you may want to
consider it.

If as many people as have done so here tell you the same thing, perhaps you
need to do a thorough self-evaluation or seek out someone who can help you
to do that in an objective way.

CH