Just a question

[ShortWiner]

It's a question of tone, Brom, not accuracy. There are a lot of basic and/or ill-informed questions posted to this board (yabloka's not being among them), and the answers they get from the knowledgable people on this board are almost always characterized by friendliness and encouragement. I, for one, really like it that way. Though I'm no longer asking questions like "what's the best white Merlot from Florida," I like frequenting the board partly because such queries are handled gently and with respect by the regulars.

I think bits in your post like "It seems that what you don't know about wine service is shown by the simple question above" conveyed an air of superiority and disrespect. Yabloka didn't deserve that in the least. IK may have basically agreed with you, but he did it in way that was encouraging and positive.

[This message has been edited by ShortWiner (edited 10-31-2003).]