[FreedomOfExpression]

You did say she went overboard in one, maybe two posts, but then you seemed to defend her actions by saying that the other person had no right to be so familiar, or something to that effect.

Perhaps this is a pet peeve with you as well, because many people think she was WAY out of line.

[DJ MacWoW]

As I said, it was over-reaction. But I hate for people to call me "Deb". That's rude. And too intimate if I don't know them. A few years ago a man called me "Deb Hon". First time I had ever met him.

Btw, who released the private emails? For what purpose?

I still say this woman has the right to ask to be addressed by her name. One shouldn't presume that another person ever uses a diminutive of their name without being told to address them in that manner.

And it's not weird. As an aside, the French have two forms of "you". One is intimate, "tu", and one is formal, "Vous". So do the Spanish. It acknowledges that some relationships are general while others are intimate.