Debbi wrote: > >--- Ronn Blankenship wrote: > > <raises hand timidly for attention> > > > > How about something like this as a suggestion to be > > included in the welcome > > message/FAQ/whatever it's called for both the > > current and whatever new > > list(s) is/are created: > > > > > > > > "Before pressing [SEND], read your post again and > > ask yourself how you > > would feel if it were addressed to you. Especially > > if it's a real > > zinger. If you wouldn't be happy receiving it from > > someone else, chances > > are no one else will be happy receiving it from > > you." > > > >One thing I have done is to wait ~24hr before hitting >[SEND] when I knew that I was angry or indignant while >replying to a post. A couple of times someone else >has responded with a much better post than mine (so I >didn't send it), and several others I completely >reworked (so that they were more or less rational >instead of fuming); at least once I realized that it >simply wasn't important enough for me to respond at >all (so I [CANCEL]ed).
Yes, sometimes I Emily my Posts as well. Usually, I will reply to all the emails that interest me but not send any of them until I have read all the list email. Like you, I end up seeing replies similar to the ones I was going to make, or have a change of heart about a topic, or am able to post somewhat (not to mention my current workload at work, which had a nice dip for a bit but is spiking back up again). Reggie Bautista GSV Emily Post-er _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
