Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Dear Members For those of you who are new to this group, a little netiquette. Unlike social groups, where members remain anonymous, CHA has a tacit policy of members identifying themselves. In a professional group, the value of any comment is inherently linked to the status of the poster (scholar, student, researcher, etc.). There are currently several anonymous members who have gone out of there way to avoid identification. Posts are not signed and the sender's address does not include an obvious name or initials. I want some feedback on this before I proceed. I can understand that some people may feel more comfortable posting with anonymity, but it also opens the door to people posting things they would never say if anyone knew who they were. Chinese Herbs " Great spirits have always been violently opposed by mediocre minds " -- Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Please identify yourselves. Dana Corbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 I am in favor of identification, for another reason: when someone posts something especially brilliant, you want to know who that person is, so you can use him or her as a resource... Julie - cha Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:52 AM list protocols Dear MembersFor those of you who are new to this group, a little netiquette. Unlike social groups, where members remain anonymous, CHA has a tacit policy of members identifying themselves. In a professional group, the value of any comment is inherently linked to the status of the poster (scholar, student, researcher, etc.). There are currently several anonymous members who have gone out of there way to avoid identification. Posts are not signed and the sender's address does not include an obvious name or initials. I want some feedback on this before I proceed. I can understand that some people may feel more comfortable posting with anonymity, but it also opens the door to people posting things they would never say if anyone knew who they were. Chinese Herbshttp://www..orgvoice: fax: "Great spirits have always been violently opposed by mediocre minds" -- Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Dear , <@i...> wrote: > Dear Members >In a professional group, the value of any comment is inherently > linked to the status of the poster (scholar, student, researcher, > > etc.). I do agree with you that all posts should be addressed and signed by the list member. However, I may be misunderstanding your comment above, but it seems to me that a comment's value should be based on it's content instead of the status of the writer. As you know, much strength has been ordained " out of the mouth of babes and sucklings " , and often comments by those of not so highly steemed status are less biased in nature and more revealing of the true status of our profession. I often wonder why in a group of over 600 members only about a dozen members pen their thoughts to the list. Regards, ~Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 It is very Confucian to identify one's status. I think we should honor our Chinese traditions even further by declaring whether one is "Number-One Son," and so forth. Veronica Christie, #2 Daughter, Acupuncturist Licensed by the State of Oregon Herbalist by the Seat of my Pants :-) wrote: the value of any comment is inherently linked to the status of the poster (scholar, student,researcher, etc.). There are currently several anonymous members who have gone out of there way to avoid identification. Posts are not signed and the sender's address does not include an obvious name or initials. I want some feedback on this before I proceed. I can understand that some people may feel more comfortable posting with anonymity, but it also opens the door to people posting things they would never say if anyone knew who they were.Chinese Herbshttp://www..orgvoice: fax: "Great spirits have always been violently opposed by mediocre minds" -- Albert Einstein Health - Feel better, live better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 , " fbernall " <fbernall@a...> wrote: > I do agree with you that all posts should be addressed and signed by > the list member. However, I may be misunderstanding your comment > above, but it seems to me that a comment's value should be based on content. Fernando That is true when we ask for logical analysis or political opinion. sharp minded students have pointed out things I have overlooked more than once. However, it is often quite different when one asks for advice or interpretation based upon long study and experience. If Bob Flaws's posts were unsigned, would they have as much import? Or Z'ev's or Ken's. These folks all share many ideas that I cannot directly scrutinize for myself at my current state of understanding chinese. If I don't know who they are and thus their credentials, how am I to evaluate the correctness of their interpretations? If a student has made a comment, it is also helpful to know who one is addressing so you know what level of education someone is at and answer appropriately. Does anyone remember the brief member who asked what yin and yang were? that one slipped past my normal screening process. Anyway, all comments have potential value, but I still think it is helpful to know from whence they came in evaluating them sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 , ver christie <scampy68> wrote: > Veronica Christie, #2 Daughter, Acupuncturist > Licensed by the State of Oregon > Herbalist by the Seat of my Pants :- Hey Vero You are still pretty funny. #1 son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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