Ahem, accidentally hit "send" in mid-edit. Substantial corrections follow...
>From: "Reggie Bautista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Just a thought . . . >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:32:26 -0500 > >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 more coherently. I also end up not sending almost any of my angry posts (I've written some of the meanest stuff on the list, but none of it has ever passed the "think about it a minute" rule. This has kept my posting volume down a lot from what it could be (not to mention my current workload, which had a nice dip for a bit but is spiking back up again). Reggie Bautista GSV Emily Post-er _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
