Peter Falkenberg Brown

Dear Callum, Walt, and Thomaso,
Callum, my second point wasn't really a question---thanks!
Walt and Thomaso, your answers are SO helpful!!! Thank you!
They're exactly what I needed!
Peter
 

You can, of course, use Find and Replace in Publisher to locate text with a particular Text Style.
Leave the Find field blank. Click on the cog icon to the right of Find. Choose the Text Style you want. Click Find. However, I doubt this will find uses that are only via inheritance ("based on").

If you created a new style as wanted (e.g. "Based on "[No style]") then you can use Find & Replace to switch from old to new style for all instances which have the old style assigned. If you have local formatting deviations it depends how they are assigned & which you want to keep.
You can first Detach a text from its style & then Create a new style with all the assigned parameters but now "Based on [No style]".
It is easy if you want to override (get rid of) all deviations: Select a character which shows the wanted formatting + choose "Create Paragraph Style…".
It can be tricky if there are deviations which for instance got assigned as character style or even as paragraph style assigned to characters only. Try with a copied text frame first.
 


Result example:
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@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes. It all seems quite misplaced to me. Here are possible alternative scenarios:
* Serif withdraws Publisher from the market until footnotes/endnotes are ready.
* Serif raises the price of Publisher to match Adobe's products, and with that extra revenue (assuming anyone paid the fees) hired more programmers to get footnotes done more quickly.
* Serif puts a huge, red-letter note on AF's web page that says: "AF Doesn't Have Footnotes! Be Warned!"
I don't like any of those scenarios. I'm very grateful that Serif has:
* Produced a relatively fine and useful product for only $49. Wow.  I'm a programmer, and I'm used to complexity, and I find AF refreshingly easy to use. I just published one book with it, and I'll be publishing my second one in a week or two.
One very large improvement from PagePlus (with which I published a book as well) is automatic section heads. With PagePlus I had to create separate master pages for section heads and it was an annoyance.
And yes, I want footnotes (and especially endnotes) too. But there are some workarounds. I posted one in this forum, to wit: produce your endnotes in a word processor, and paste the text into AF. Yes, it would require hand editing of any additional endnote changes, but at least endnotes can be done this way. I'm planning on that, if AF doesn't have them by the time I need them.
=> So, here we are, with Affinity Publisher quite useful to many, at a Very Good Price Point. Yay! Go Serif! I'm GRATEFUL.
And then we have what seems like an endless stream of people who:
a) don't read the forum posts that demonstrate that the footnote issue has been reported ad nauseum and thus, Serif is *working on the issue*, and
b) attack Serif for daring to publish a product without a feature they want, without making some type of huge headline on their web page that screams "Don't buy this if you need footnotes! Our product isn't professional!"
Frankly, it's ridiculous. Get over it. Don't buy the product if you don't like it. Don't use it if you don't like it. Read up about the product before you invest $49 and any time in it. It's a no-brainer. Some products don't fit our needs. C'est la vie.
We all have the freedom to enjoy AF or not.
What's the point in endlessly complaining and attacking Serif for an issue that's already noted and is being worked on?
Does it make a complainer feel better? For the rest of us, it's boring and irritating.
So, thank you Serif for what you've done and are doing! Ignore the noise and know that a lot of us are grateful for your work.
Peter Falkenberg Brown
 

@NaulisJakke,
I did NOT post my remarks to stop people from speaking.
I simply tried to point out that for one thing, as you may note, this thread is 25 pages long and a LOT of the posts are from people who don't seem to have even skimmed the previous pages. That issue alone gives rise to seemingly endless repetition.
But the main issue for me was exactly as I wrote: the level of hostility and blame toward Serif was over the top in my opinion.
So, as I said above, I felt like I had to offer a different opinion: one that was supportive of Serif's hard working crew.
In the process, I used words like "get over it," because, well, aren't we all adults? (Who knows, maybe there are people on the forum who are under 18.) But at least we should try to behave like civilized adults, with courtesy and *balance*. And if we really don't like the product, we can walk away. Or, just have PATIENCE. 🙂 Patience is a good thing.
Just think how the Serif programmers feel when they read SO many posts that are confrontational, hostile, and sometimes nasty about their work AND their motivation, as if they were "evil people who didn't care about the customers."
It would make me quite depressed to read that, over and over, after trying to do my best.
I'm a customer, so I offered a different view.
You can still have your view. I just hope that we can take a breath and understand that Serif is not trying to abuse or misuse us. I'm going to assume that they're genuinely trying to do their best. Why would I assume otherwise?
It's also good to remember: I only paid $49 for AFPub. Forty-Nine Dollars! 🙂 That's Really Inexpensive!
So, I'm grateful to Serif. I hope you understand my position.
Thanks,
Peter
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

Sure, Garrett. Not a problem. Part of my motivation was to let the folks at Serif know that they are truly appreciated for their work, their products, and yes, their price point!
It's a bit depressing, I think, to have people banging on and on and on and on about the same topic, especially if one has already responded with a "Yep, we're working on it," and *most* especially if the comments are rude and hostile and filled with blame.
Since I'm a programmer, I can empathize with Serif's crew.
I also have NO desire to multiple nastiness in any shape or form, so I'll not be "going back and forth" on this topic. I just wanted to stick up for people who are giving us a great---and soon to be even greater---product.

Peter
 

@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes. It all seems quite misplaced to me. Here are possible alternative scenarios:
* Serif withdraws Publisher from the market until footnotes/endnotes are ready.
* Serif raises the price of Publisher to match Adobe's products, and with that extra revenue (assuming anyone paid the fees) hired more programmers to get footnotes done more quickly.
* Serif puts a huge, red-letter note on AF's web page that says: "AF Doesn't Have Footnotes! Be Warned!"
I don't like any of those scenarios. I'm very grateful that Serif has:
* Produced a relatively fine and useful product for only $49. Wow.  I'm a programmer, and I'm used to complexity, and I find AF refreshingly easy to use. I just published one book with it, and I'll be publishing my second one in a week or two.
One very large improvement from PagePlus (with which I published a book as well) is automatic section heads. With PagePlus I had to create separate master pages for section heads and it was an annoyance.
And yes, I want footnotes (and especially endnotes) too. But there are some workarounds. I posted one in this forum, to wit: produce your endnotes in a word processor, and paste the text into AF. Yes, it would require hand editing of any additional endnote changes, but at least endnotes can be done this way. I'm planning on that, if AF doesn't have them by the time I need them.
=> So, here we are, with Affinity Publisher quite useful to many, at a Very Good Price Point. Yay! Go Serif! I'm GRATEFUL.
And then we have what seems like an endless stream of people who:
a) don't read the forum posts that demonstrate that the footnote issue has been reported ad nauseum and thus, Serif is *working on the issue*, and
b) attack Serif for daring to publish a product without a feature they want, without making some type of huge headline on their web page that screams "Don't buy this if you need footnotes! Our product isn't professional!"
Frankly, it's ridiculous. Get over it. Don't buy the product if you don't like it. Don't use it if you don't like it. Read up about the product before you invest $49 and any time in it. It's a no-brainer. Some products don't fit our needs. C'est la vie.
We all have the freedom to enjoy AF or not.
What's the point in endlessly complaining and attacking Serif for an issue that's already noted and is being worked on?
Does it make a complainer feel better? For the rest of us, it's boring and irritating.
So, thank you Serif for what you've done and are doing! Ignore the noise and know that a lot of us are grateful for your work.
Peter Falkenberg Brown
 

Sure, Garrett. Not a problem. Part of my motivation was to let the folks at Serif know that they are truly appreciated for their work, their products, and yes, their price point!
It's a bit depressing, I think, to have people banging on and on and on and on about the same topic, especially if one has already responded with a "Yep, we're working on it," and *most* especially if the comments are rude and hostile and filled with blame.
Since I'm a programmer, I can empathize with Serif's crew.
I also have NO desire to multiple nastiness in any shape or form, so I'll not be "going back and forth" on this topic. I just wanted to stick up for people who are giving us a great---and soon to be even greater---product.

Peter
 

@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

Sure, Garrett. Not a problem. Part of my motivation was to let the folks at Serif know that they are truly appreciated for their work, their products, and yes, their price point!
It's a bit depressing, I think, to have people banging on and on and on and on about the same topic, especially if one has already responded with a "Yep, we're working on it," and *most* especially if the comments are rude and hostile and filled with blame.
Since I'm a programmer, I can empathize with Serif's crew.
I also have NO desire to multiple nastiness in any shape or form, so I'll not be "going back and forth" on this topic. I just wanted to stick up for people who are giving us a great---and soon to be even greater---product.

Peter
 

I thank you as well.
Stay safe.
NaulisJakke

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@NaulisJakke, I'm utterly flabbergasted that you brought the concept of hate speech into a technical discussion forum.
First: I'm a strong proponent of courtesy, kindness, love, and politeness. Second, I'm a strong proponent of Free Speech, and believe that way too many people are caving in and running away from anyone who accuses them of hate speech. Too many people abjectly apologize, out of fear, when they usually have said nothing wrong. That way lies totalitarianism.
For the record, my comments were appropriate and I have nothing to apologize for, in regards to those comments. Thus, I do not apologize.
My post started with this line:
"I'm astonished at the level of aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint toward Serif because Affinity Publisher doesn't have footnotes."
Note that I pointed out the unpleasant behavior of "aggressiveness, hostility, and complaint," and by extension, suggested that our dialogue here should be on a higher level.
I've noticed that a great many people who yell about "hate speech" spend a great amount of time being very aggressive and even hateful toward others, usually with the goal of *shutting them down*. Which is the feeling I'm getting from you. You're unhappy that I defended Serif. At least you seem to be.
Let's be clear:

* Disagreement is not hate speech.
* Suggesting that others are out of line because THEY are aggressive and hostile is not hate speech.
I'm going to say it like this, Naulis Jakke: your suggestion that my comments were hate speech is unjustified and frankly, to be blunt: ridiculous.
Peter Brown
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter
 

@Radek K, funding is indeed an issue. I'm a programmer, and if you want a product you have to pay programmers, so adding features means more hours and more money.
AFPub is a complete rewrite of PagePlus, and AFPub is quite new. Plenty of time to add the feature? Well, you'd have to do an analysis of Serif's budget, staff allocation, and entire work flow, which includes writing Affinity Designer and Photo.
You're focused on blaming Serif, as if they've done something wrong.
They have not done anything wrong at all by releasing AFPub without footnotes. See my post above. It's THEIR choice, their software, their company. They can do whatever they want.
As customers, we have the freedom to buy the program or walk away.
I'm grateful for their programs --- a LOT, and recommend them actively to my designer friends.
You're obviously peeved. I'd recommend walking away. You'll be happier, I suppose.
There's simply no justification for "blaming Serif." It's misplaced, a total waste of time, and creates a toxic environment.
Peter