Sincere aplolgies for not knowing - bonsaiTALK Community

10-Jun-2005	#1
Sky Bonsai Addict in training Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: Renfrew County Country: Canada USDA Zone: 4a AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 38	Sincere aplolgies for not knowing I would like to offer you my sincere and humble apologies if my using the term "Jap. Red Maple in the title of a post in this forum. I was not aware, until I was notified by PM from a polite user of this forum, that the term "Jap" was considered offensive. I certainly understand why, and I did not consider that at all.. I am from Canada and if I was talking about a "Canadian red maple", I would not be surprised if I said "Can. red maple" But alas, I meant no harm, insult, or offense to anyone. Again, My sincere and humble apologies.

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10-Jun-2005	#2
Will_Heath BANNED Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: Clinton Township, MI Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 MI AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 4,227	And here's a textbook example of someone simply admitting a mistake, apologizing and moving on, how very refreshing! I am impressed and humbled at the same time, thank you. Will

10-Jun-2005	#3
Sky Bonsai Addict in training Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: Renfrew County Country: Canada USDA Zone: 4a AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 38	/bow

10-Jun-2005	#4
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,554	Agreed, Will. Sky, welcome to BonsaiTALK. Enjoy your stay...there are a lot of .....interesting...... characters here. Joanie

10-Jun-2005	#5
Bonsainut Carrier of Bonsai Fever Join Date: Oct-2001 Location: So-Cal, US of A Country: America The Beautiful USDA Zone: Zone 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,840	Some of My favorite people are Cans. Welcome __________________ Keep growing,---'Nut Lethal Use of Farce

10-Jun-2005

EarthgirlOK

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Join Date: Sep-2004

Location: Bartlesville OK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky

I would like to offer you my sincere and humble apologies if my using the term "Jap. Red Maple in the title of a post in this forum.

I was not aware, until I was notified by PM from a polite user of this forum, that the term "Jap" was considered offensive. I certainly understand why, and I did not consider that at all.. I am from Canada and if I was talking about a "Canadian red maple", I would not be surprised if I said "Can. red maple"

But alas, I meant no harm, insult, or offense to anyone.

Again, My sincere and humble apologies.

Welcome! And a nice way to start as well! And thanks to the unnamed person who sent that PM.

I LOVE Canada! What I know of it anyway. I've been on a couple of long canoe trips near Atikokan there just across the Minnesota border. I didn't want to leave.

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10-Jun-2005	#7
pootsie The Cat's Apprentice *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Columbus o-HI-o Country: USofA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 3,065	Sky, you rock! Sorry I couldn't help you with the maple cutting question. Someone please help this guy! pootsie __________________ p.s. My cat is a bonsaiTALK Master. Columbus Bonsai Society

10-Jun-2005	#8
robert1955 bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: North San Diego county USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 532	Sky, In 1935 a canadian man married my grandmother with 7 children. Now I know 2 great Cans. Peace Bob __________________ The older you get, the older old is.

10-Jun-2005	#9
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,554	Okay, Sky. Gotta know. I perceive you as a female person, no particular reason, I just would tend to name a girl Sky instead of a boy. (Go figure....) Anyway, there are so few of us feminine types here, it would be nice to know if our ranks have increased by one. Even one counts. Or if you are a guy type.... oh well, welcome to the crowd. Joanie

11-Jun-2005

#10

Sky

Bonsai Addict in training

Join Date: Jun-2005

Location: Renfrew County

Country: Canada

USDA Zone: 4a

AHS Heat Zone: 5

Posts: 38

With that being said, Here's a pic of me. I'll attach it to this msg. I think that's how I get the thumbnail in the msg like I see everyone else doing....

The name "sky" has odd meaning to me, and how I got it. I will say that It is short for Skylaur (sky-lor). If anyone has ever heard of the game everquest, I was an addict for a period, played the game way too much. My character in the game was also named Skylaur.

Here's a pic of me for those who were curious of my gender:

Sky.

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