On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 11:52 -0400, Claude Jones wrote: > On Wednesday August 8 2007 11:10:22 am Andrew Kelly wrote: > > Regardless of how /you/ want to perceive things, Claude, there > > is a certain decorum in "places like this" and there is > > absolutely nothing wrong with trying to get participants to > > respect and follow it. > > Regardless of how you perceive things, and I do use this forum in > conjunction with work, there's been some nasty, intemperate, > piling on going on here of late, and that's not just on the > list-member we're discussing now. You complain that this stuff > is getting in the way of work -- you're in this biz, it's a > simple fix - send the posts from people you don't like to the > appropriate bin, or delete them, or if you open one by accident, > don't read it, and as a grownup, I'm sure you can think of more > solutions. There's no excuse for some of the nastiness I've seen > lately, as far as I'm concerned, and I shall continue to express > myself equally forcefully on that issue. I don't wish to be > list-cop, and never attempt to tell anyone what they can and > can't say -- but, if someone becomes boorish, I will say so. I'm > not defending Karl, he's shown himself quite capable of taking > care of himself. I'm expressing my views forcefully about > certain behavior -- I don't expect everyone to respond to my > predilections -- but things did get a little nicer for awhile. > > -- > Claude Jones > Brunswick, MD, USA > Hear! Hear! Anyone who works in this business will certainly know how to set up their mail to avoid reading stuff from someone they feel is not adding to the discussion. At least if they are good at their job. Regards, Les H
