You're Right -- It was HARSH -- NOT!

[David Burgun]

>Dear Ken, et al:
>
>>I'm not saying that a thread won't or shouldn't evolve (devolve?)
>>into a philisophical or business acumen-related discussion; it's just that
>>as soon as we notice we've gotten off track, we should either take the
>>discussion offlist, or to another list, or end the thread, so that the
>>primary purpose of the use-list can remain focused on technical issues
>>related to using Revolution.
>
>I think splitting the List is a mistake.
>
>No one is forced to read every post on every subject.  I have Eudora 
>deliver all my use-rev mail to the trash.  I read the threads and/or 
>responders whose opinions I have found worth reading, transfer any 
>messages I want to keep to another mailbox, and when I quit Eudora 
>the rest is gone.  I doubt I read half of the posts I received this 
>morning.

Totally Agree.

>
>You can already see the effects of list-splitting in today's mail: 
>an eConversation among long-time correspondents turns from technical 
>to philosophical, and someone posts "take that to another list."

lol! Not a good start then!

>Imagine, if you will, that we are a team of programmers working 
>together on a long-term project.  What kind of synergy develops if 
>every time someone brings something personal or not directly 
>project-related into the conversation, another person responds, "I'm 
>not interested in listening to the rest of you discuss this, so [as 
>Judy so elegently put it] piss off."

Very Well Put!


>People who come to the List only wanting free help with Revolution 
>programming ought to accept desire of those who provide it to 
>discuss other issues among themselves on the same list.  If a thread 
>evolves from technical to philosophical or humorous, it's because 
>some members of the List want to continue the discussion in that 
>vein.
>
>The only reasons I see for not letting a thread run its natural course are:
>
>         * Collaboration on a long-term project, or ongoing subject 
>(eg: rev_ipc group)
>         * The same two or three people continue to discuss a subject 
>while no one else participates.
>
>I said it to the HyperCard List and I'll say it here:
>
>The best way to end a thread you are not interested in is to delete 
>the messages on the subject unread and get on with your life.
>
>Rob Cozens CCW
>Serendipity Software Company

Yep!!!!!

Live and let live! We all share the same park and we have to put up 
with each other. Enjoy the good and ignore the bad! Works for me!

Take Care Everyone
All the Best
Dave