tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post8405120753594771392..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Apology is meaninglessRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-14815360014161064592008-02-23T01:46:00.000-08:002008-02-23T01:46:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- Wow! Sleepy Hollow sure do...Writerfella here --<BR/> Wow! Sleepy Hollow sure does make for great echoes...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-63333563970183949142008-02-22T03:14:00.000-08:002008-02-22T03:14:00.000-08:00Re "it is a hollow apology, and a hollow apology i...Re "it is a hollow apology, and a hollow apology is worst than no apology at all": Sorry!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-62019031494086203272008-02-19T23:04:00.000-08:002008-02-19T23:04:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- And especially bated breat...Writerfella here --<BR/> And especially bated breath for the fifth 'R': Reparations...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-5365933384574124332008-02-19T15:24:00.000-08:002008-02-19T15:24:00.000-08:00Everyone wants to apologize, but they want to apol...Everyone wants to apologize, but they want to apologize with hooks. Which means, we'll only apologize if you don't hold it against us, which means, it is a hollow apology, and a hollow apology is worst than no apology at all. <BR/>I don't know about everyone else but I am tired of having my intelligence insulted.<BR/><BR/>A real apology contains the four R's.<BR/><BR/>Recognition - knowing when an apology is in order.<BR/><BR/>Regret - responding with empathy.<BR/><BR/>Responsibility - owning up to what's happened.<BR/><BR/>Remedy - making it right.<BR/><BR/>Don't hold your breath for the last one.<BR/><BR/><BR/>AnonymouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com