<HTML>In a message dated 11/10/02 2:34:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, antares@euronet.nl writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What is rather upsetting however is that I, to my astonishment, discovered that this 'translation' of my words and with - my name -attached to it,  has come into 'slippery hands' and has now been sent all over the internet. What is even more upsetting, is to find out that my text has been screwed up completely : my personal phrasing and way of 'speech' is unrecognizable, my personal intentions have been altered, whole parts and phrases were left out and I find that 'my' words sound like those of an idiot with a dictionary.</BLOCKQUOTE> (snip) <<This story shows that every word we write on the internet can be read or used by friendly meaning persons, but also misused by malicious creeps, as happens all the time. It also shows the possibility that malicious intentions executed via the internet may surprise the original sender, as both positive and negative intentions always act like a boomerang.>> I think Conrad has a good saying for this, something like, "everything you say will be misquoted and used against you".  My answer for this is to fight fire with fire.  Because I have, there are now exemplary posts from not only Ed Foote but Robin H. and others. Not agreeing with someone is one thing.  Constructive criticism is also something acceptable.  But deliberate ridicule and a virtual lifestyle made out of daily attempts to discredit in favor of one's own agenda go far beyond disagreement.  I've read your attempts to discredit and shun my opinions because they don't agree with yours.  I've never disagreed with anything you do or say but because you find what I have to say presents a conflict with your own strongly held beliefs, you actually try to banish me altogether.  It won't work, just like Conrad says. I happen to agree with you that this was a very dirty trick.  I think you should write your own parallel Dutch and English language responses to it.  If it were me, I'd use the same ignorance you saw in his writing as the "boomerang". Bill Bremmer RPT  (usual signature lost due to recent computer repairs)</HTML>