| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Do you all jump to conclusions, or is it just for me? (long) |
| Date: | Wed, 13 May 1998 08:41:29 -0600 |
/
/ >"Hey, do you smell smoke?"
/ >
/ ><GridSec>
/ >
/ >I'll admit that I haven't been following this thread to closely, but
/ >this post caught my attention.
/ >
/ >Ladies and Gentlemen, this is starting to look like the beginnings of
/ >a brush fire that could lead to an all out flame war. If I'm
/ >mistaken, I apologize for the intrusion.
/ >
/ >If I'm not mistaken please, try to remain calm and rational. If you
/ >gotta flame on, do so off the list.
/ >
/ >This has been a friendly notice from your local neighborhood GridSec
/ >Enforcer.
/ >
/ >Thank you for your time.
/ >
/ ></GridSec>
/
/ Funny that you jump in not when the personal attacks were made, but when
/ some of us questioned those attacks. I would think it would be more
/ effective if GridSec instead tried to disuade people from insulting others,
/ which was the intent behind my earlier post, Subject: Motion.
Like I said, I wasn't following the thread closely. I saw "Chunk
Launcher" and read just enough to figure out that it wasn't my cup of
tea. As the thread progressed I skimmed the posts, and I didn't
catch the beginning of the brush fire that started. Had I noticed I
would have said something about it.
And, I posted my GridSec notice before your Motion thread made it to
my mailbox.
I jumped in cuz I'm a nice guy and I care about the members of the
list. I could have stood back and left it alone. If it smoldered for
a little while and died (which it did) then fine. If a flame war
erupted then everyone concerned would now be unsubscribed from the
list, maybe permanently, and that would be a bad thing IMO. I don't
want to see anyone unsubscribed over a misunderstanding. Therefor,
when I see smoke I'm going to caution the list members involved.
And I don't always see the smoke (case in point). And I won't always
see the smoke. It seems like every member of GridSec missed the
start of this one. To err is human. And that's not an excuse, just
a statement of fact.
I'd ask you to please be more understanding when a member of GridSec
posts and to look for the spirit in which it was intended.
-David
--
"This above all: to thine own self be true..."
- Shakespeare
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