One good point, I guess from now on I should use this addy. larry
At 01:42 PM 5/29/02 -0400, you wrote: >Thank you, Hatton! Well said! A fresh, toasted muffin for the man ... >Todd, better hold off on those nukes, for now. > >Judith > > >Some things to point out: > > > >1. This list (and alll of the HOF lists) are archived on a web-based > >resource that has been hit at least in the past by robots (I did a > >search for my email address on Google and got a post from the CF-Linux > >list). If your employer, spouse, friend or whoever decides they're > >going to look they can find things that are posted here. > > > >2. We are all adults, or at least old enough to hold a job in the IT > >industry and smart enough to use and understand the workings of > >scripting and programming languages. We need to act accordingly in > >public. Yes, this is an email list and we can carry on about muffins > >and evil Jar Jar's and Binary and ferrets, but there are at least some > >rules of civility that I think we should maintain. > > > >3. We are all as dynamic as the applications we write. Take one look > >at the religous, political or ethical debates that we have had in the > >past. The thing to always remember is that we hold each other at an > >equal level. The minute we lower ourselves by calling names or > >assigning labels we take the chance that we're going to insult someone > >personally. > > > >4. IMHO if you're going to use a business email address then at least > >some people are going to draw conclusions based on messages posted. > >When I was in the military I knew that anything I did in uniform > >reflected both on myself and on my service. I personally attach > >signatures more than email addresses, but it's the same concept. > > > >5. Threats can be a double-edged sword. Even when they're not initally > >meant to be a threat, words can be (and have been) misconstrued too > >easily. That's one of the down-sides of email, you can't put enough > >emoticons and emphasis into a written word to make it truly convey the > >message you're trying to get through all the time. > > > >In the end, what we post to this list isn't private, so don't treat it > >accordingly. I try not to make direct references when I'm talking about > >work for just that reason. Let's try to act with at least a little > >maturity. Conversations go so much better when that happens. > > > >.. and now I'm going back to work! > >Hatton > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
