Re: Teacher talk

[wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com (Will Smith)]

On 25 Jun 1998 19:26:13 GMT, Clairemont High School <clairmnt@n2.net>
wrote:

|>Yeah, I know I have no particular right to get on the soapbox.

actually, you've EVERY right.  whether or not you have REASON, well...
that's YOUR call.  :)

|>I just find it hard to *very* hard to understand why some helpful and
|>knowledgeable people think it is OK to bring so much crap to this forum. 

that's a good question.  the possible answers that i can think of
aren't worth posting, so i won't.

|>It is always wise to think before responding, especially
|>to an inappropriate posting.
|> 
|>The one place those who are usually ignored know there is
|>an audience is UseNet News.
|> 
|>If you respond to foolish posts, personal attacks, abuse,
|>obscenity, insanity, the thread and the Newsgroup are put
|>in a downward spiral.
|> 
|>Ignore the ignorant in public postings.  E-mail anyone
|>you think has posted inappropriately.
|> 
|>Those who do not answer e-mail, but need a public stage
|>to perform on, are altogether transparent.
|> 
|>Ask a psychiatrist or psychologist why UseNet groups
|>attract people who wish to draw attention away from the
|>topics of the group and direct attention on themselves,
|>no matter how negative.  Ask also about those who take
|>pleasure in destroying and who work to put positive people
|>off posting.
|> 
|>Post positively yourself.  Do not respond publicly to
|>what does not deserve a response.

very good ideas...  i'll add one:

"If you feel the need to write a nasty reply, write it.  BUT hit the
DELETE instead of 'send'.  This way, you get it out of your system and
nobody is offended."

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William Smith
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