This is among the most sensible suggestions to deal with controversal
posts, specifically the one or two word mean replies.
Larry
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> It is easy to forget what you are about when doing eMail. If you
> were at a large gathering of people which this is and someone said
> something you did not agree with you would not start yelling at him.
> You would just excuse yourself and begin a a conversation with a more
> congenial little group. People are going to make judgments about
> other people, rightly or wrongly, but where are you allowed to attack
> another person in a social setting? At the worst you would be
> arrested. At the least you would be considered rude and boorish.
>
> Maybe the people who feel impelled to add their two cents to this
> little tiff and let everyone know how they stand on the issue should
> think about what they would say or do in person before composing a
> message. The people who separate combatants at a social gathering,
> not the people who join in and make it a riot.
> --
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
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