Hi Jenifer:
No, you won't GET FLAMED by me. You have spoken well and I am in complete
agreement with you. I am new to the list and I will just GET OFF if all
that is done here is FLAMING people. Like you, I detest people who tend
to OPPRESS others because they seem to know it all and are not willing to
share their talents with others. I am a blind list owner. I am on this
list because I want to learn better ways and means of managing lists.
Teach me, but please, like Jenifer has said, DO NOT INSULT my intelligence
or FLAME me because I happen to have asked a stupid question. Many thanks
as I hope that both Jennifer and me made sense!
Sincerely,
Olusegun O. Ogidan
On Tue, 28 Apr 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> You guys crack me up!
>
> I have been on this list for awhile, mostly DELETING, but sometimes
> reading, and I can't help but chuckle every time I decide to read one!
>
> I picture grown men (sometimes women) using there years of education
> (possibly College Degrees) and even more years of experience to
> meticulously word their "playground squabbles".
>
> You have to look at it from my point of view, I am a 23 y.o. mother of 3,
> trying to learn something from you educated, more experienced "List
> Masters" because having 3 children ages 4 and under does not allow me a
> lot of time to go to college, etc. And I feel like I've walked into the
> middle of a "Well Educated" Soap Opera. Who needs Daytime TV, just join
> a listserv!
>
> I am basically a self taught Web Designer, who is trying to further my
> education, but if I want to interject I have to be very careful with my
> wording in fear of getting flamed. And have to sift through the
> bickering to try to weed out the good and helpful information.
>
> There are mature and friendly ways to speak to people. In order to be
> spoken to with respect, you have to speak with respect to whomever you're
> speaking to. We are all adults here, I'm sure if we were all sitting
> around a conference table exchanging experiences and ideas, you would all
> be a little more civil to one another, wouldn't you??
>
> Maybe, I'm wrong, but in my opinion, there is no such thing as everyone
> agreeing, or everyone having the same ideas and opinions. At some point
> you have to realize that it's OK for others to have different opinions.
>
> I have to deal with my 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 y.o. boys bickering all day. When
> I get online I don't want to have to read it from grown men. If you feel
> overwhelmed with the desire to flame someone, E-MAIL THEM DIRECTLY. It
> has nothing to do with the rest of us and it certainly isn't helping the
> rest of us who need help and are deleting possibly good information
> because we're tired of the childish bickering.
>
> I suppose I'll get flamed for this, but at least I finally said what was
> on my mind!
>
> Jenifer
>
