>When it was posted on UT that you had received the same award, "well done Tamar!" was the order of the day.
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>When Rainer's award was posted on UT, people who knew him *from other venues* said "well done Rainer " but UT regulars were curious who he is.
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>The only difference I can see is that one recipient has maintained a presence on UT and the other has not.
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>If I posted a congratulation to Irene Van Dyk here, I guess I'd expect a similar reaction. Though Irene would not try to say that this is an attitude problem. ;-)
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>Anyway, "Well done Rainer!" And please do come and see us one day in our parochial little village. ;-)

I had no problem with people asking who he was, but I saw in a number of messages an attitude that since he wasn't on the UT, he couldn't possibly have qualified for the award. That's what I was objecting to.

Tamar