re: #333 uptight

Yes. In fact incivility can be many, many things that are totally unconnected to the point I was making.

Or is Pamela actually Melanie Phillips in disguise?

By letting Melanie know that she is in a stinky hole and that she should stop digging before she sinks herself down in it even deeper, the folks letting her know about her mistakes are actually doing her a valuable service.