[MR] Courtesy and Events

[jbrmm266 at aol.com]

Well, so far it's three con and no pro.  

Now, I confess that in my initial post, I used words that could be construed as inflammatory (literally).  However, I did not mean that the person should be grabbed and given a stern lecture.  Merely that they should be taken aside and firmly but gently informed of the hurt their words could and did cause, and reminded that such complaints are better made privately than publicly.  I certainly do not advocate "shunning and stunning."

And I understand what if feels like to give offense without intent.  I've done it, and was devastated to learn what I had done.
 
The impression I got was that the person had held forth publicly and vociferously without considering the feelings of the feast cook or kitchen staff, NOT simply said that they didn't like a particular dish or a particular kind of food.
 
Given that clarification, is it still the opinion of this goodly company that the proper response to such action is no response?

Your servant aye
Donal