Greg,
Well and accurately said!
Although the subjects are often passionate, they still represent
personal opinions, and each of us are entitled to our own opinions and
should be respected as such.
Regards,
Gordy
On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:38:04 -0700 (PDT), Greg Mandas wrote:
> Curt,
>
> If I may, Mark and Ira,
>
> It may be not so much the topic but the tone
> that Mark and Ira are reacting to. At least that's what it is for me.
>
> I have
> found on this list, in public and private communications, the nicest,
> most
> knowledgable, extremely helpful and passionate people. It really is a
> joy and
> an oasis from all the mean spirited emails (not to be discussed here)
> I
> receive daily, many from my boss, coworkers and, sadly, friends.
>
> I don't
> think there's a topic that's been discussed lately that shouldn't
> have been,
> but some of the submissions have been edgy, bordering on mean
> spirited.
>
> And
> I don't think that's the intent of the sender.
>
> As a computer professional
> communicating through email or email-like systems since the late
> 80's, (I
> know, "Youngster!!!") I found all too true the fact, the tone or
> spirit the
> email is written in is often not what comes through. There are
> specific
> instances in my career when I've had to walk down the hall to a
> coworker's
> office and explain I was trying to be funny.
>
> I just think people need to
> re-read their posts before hitting Send with an eye towards, "If the
> person on
> the other end is having a bad day or doesn't get that I'm being funny
> or
> sarcastic or drool or passionate, could it be taken the wrong way?"
>
> It's why
> I start a lot of my posts with "Dude!" How can anyone take a post
> seriously
> when it starts with, "Dude". Yeah, and sometimes I'm nothing more
> than full of
> sh*t.
>
> Greg
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