A Guide to Posting

[Guest guest]

Have read this some place.

jb.

 

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POSTING FOR DUMMIES

 

1. Before posting the post think a while about possible effects.

 

2. Never examine your words, whether they say truth or not, but what

reply

you may expect.

 

3. Sending a rude or harsh post accept in advance a rude answer.

 

4. Sending post on controversial subject accept in advance

controversial

replies.

 

5. Do not defend stupid posts only because they are your own.

 

6. Never try to say the last word. Even if you are right in the

beginning

you most likely be wrong in the end.

 

7. Never use negative emotional labels to comment someone's post

('aggresive', 'uncompassionate', 'hostile') but use your insight to

reply

accordingly.

 

8. Never believe that your post will change something in your

opponent's

thinking.

 

9. Before replying something be sure that there is no auto-irony

there.

Taking seriously a joke you will ridicule yourself.

 

10. If you believe in intelligence of majority do not argue too much,

especially defending yourself. Negativity has a self-evidence

quality. Say

only as much as is needed.

 

11. Don't expect that your love & compassion will attract only

pleasant

reactions. Compassion needs sometimes someone's anger & hostility to

feed

itself.

 

12. Never say "I'm leaving" while leaving. Mailing lists are not an

opera

where singers sing "I'm dying" for a half-an-hour. Here such

anouncements

are funny.

[Guest guest]

A Guide to Posting, A Guide to Living!

 

 

That's a great guide, to lists, to life too! Thanks!

 

--Greg

 

At 03:24 PM 10/11/00 -0000, J B wrote:

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Have read this some place.

jb.

 

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POSTING FOR DUMMIES

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