Re: the native American question

[Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>]

Poster: Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>

Dear and Most Gracious Lady,

>However - stop calling me "my lord!"  Yes, the thingie at the top reads
>"Christoph Hintze," because this IS his account.  But the signature at the
>bottom reads "Lady Katriona of NorthWoods", because it is I, otherwise known
>as Sherry Hintze, who am actually speaking.

My very humble apologies for the error.  I tend to skip over signature
files, probably more than I should.  I too share an account with my lady,
so I sympathize with your situation.  I do assure you, however, that I
almost never make such an error when I meet gentles in person.  ;-)

Regarding the issue of what was possible versus what we can prove (or
disprove), I offer only one further thought: it is virtually impossible to
prove a negative statement ("There were absolutely no Japanese visitors in
Padua on May 13, 1589?  Prove it!).  That is the part I regard a slippery
slope.  Expanding beyond what we can document is sometimes a necessary
thing for expedience or to make the game more entertaining, but I always
tend toward caution in such things.  I won't regard a Viking on the West
Coast as physically impossible, just unlikely, but welcome nonetheless.
Vampires, on the other hand....

Regarding the native American question, I think I've spoken my piece, so I
will now shut up.

Regards to you and the gentle cohabitant of your Internet account,

Findlaech mac Alasdair



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Tom Rettie                                         tom@his.com
Heather Bryden                                 bryden@hers.com
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