Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 Namaste: Recently Sri Harsha Anand posted 7 articles consisting of over 300 kilobytes of computer disk space in a series, all at a time! When we post messages in a spiritual forum, our intentions are always good but sometimes we are over enthusiastic. We should remember the saying, "one aspirin can stop the headache but 20 aspirins will stop the heart." Vedanta and especially lengthy articles and long debates on a subject matter will also fall into the same category. How do we self moderate our own postings? The answer is quite simple, we should follow Swadharma! That is, read the article and self evaluate and check how long does it take it to read our own article. Do we have patience to read an article that takes hours to read? Honestly, when the vedantic article exceeds 30 minutes of reading time, agitation starts build up. Also more members love read short articles (maximum of two to three pages) than longer articles. It is always possible to split the article into many parts (ProfVK's article of three parts is a good example) and post them with sufficient time gap. Alternatively, long articles can be stored in the list file archives and the poster can just provide the site address. Isn't true that we should try our level best to keep our fellow members happy at all the time? Finally, while replying an article, we should be once again considerate and show our compassion to the fellow members: First, we should include only necessary part of the poster's message (never the entire message and those who want to refer can read the entire message from the archive). The rule of 'common sense' is the key to success for posters who want their messages to get the desired result. Also all replies need not necessarily go back to the list and please check whether you intent to send the reply to the sender or to the list. We should take time to double check whether the intended email address is that of the sender or advaitin. As responsible list members, we are all obligated to take all necessary steps to elevate the list to higher level so that our learning can proceed with pleasure instead of pain. Warmest regards, Ram Chandran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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