[meteorite-list] Sale: LUNARMETEORITE.COM Domain name for sale onEbay

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jun 16 15:21:24 2006
Message-ID: <C0B8525B.2BC0B%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Walter, Derren & "Mike"
        I followed this posting thread for a couple of reasons, and had
some problems with it - each and every one - I hope we can all learn
from (This is not "aimed" at you individuals - this is to point out
common behavior from which we can all learn):
1 - The person who initially posted signed his post only "Mike"
and there is no definitively identifying element in his email
address. So, was this from
Mike Blood
Mike Farmer
Mike Jensen
Mike Massey
Mike Martinez
Mike Cottingham
Mike Franco
Mike Fowler
Mike Miller
Mike Tettenborn
or some other Mike that does not immediately come to mind?
I see this frequently and it drives me nuts. I have no problem
when someone signs their first name IF (like I) they have their
last name as part of their email address - but when they do not,
it makes me batty. With WHOM are we dealing? In addition, people
likely make guesses and sometimes guess wrong, crediting
(or blaming) someone else uninvolved simply because they share
the same first name. (This is not such a problem with unique or
very uncommon names like Moni or Norbert, but are a nightmare
with almost all others, such as the Mikes, Bobs, Jims, Pauls, etc,
etc, etc.)
        Therefore, PLEASE sign your posts fully if your last name
is not part of your email address.

2. The next person to post has a couple of problems in his post:
he "attacked" the original person to post (the anonymous "Mike"),
which is very poor form if not an outright violation of list policy,
then followed up with a long list of website names that were far
from tasteful.

3. Finally, the last respondent failed to include the post of the
person to whom he was addressing his comments, requiring
those of us suffering from oldtimers' disease to go back and check
to see every post, in case we missed one or more to see just whom
it was being addressed.
        I do want to acknowledge that the honorable poster in this
instance may have been wanting to avoid further publication of
the tasteless list of names, but those could have been omitted
and at least included the name of the person to whom the post
was responding.

        So, there are my concerns with this thread - and the main
reason I bring them up is it represents FREQUENT errors made
in this list I would hope to see disappear (and NOT to "scold"
the particular people in this particular instance). They are:
1 - Make your identity clear when posting
2 - Be courteous and non-attacking in your responses
3 - Exclude any tasteless web names, etc.
4 - Make it clear to whom you are responding.
        To those of you who say, "Who are YOU to tell people how to
act on the list!?" I respond - just a list member hoping we can follow
the list rules and practice common sense to make the list a pleasant
experience for all of us. Some "protocol" is more than meaningless
cultural tradition. Some of it is there for very specific reasons & I
think the issues I have identified fit that category. These are not
just "pet peeves" of mine - the least are basic courtesy and at least 2 of
them are specified list rules.
        Again, my apologies to Walter, Derren & "Mike" who merely
provided examples of very common behavior on the list and whom
are in no way exceptional in violation of protocol and/or rules.
        Best wishes, Michael (the one identified by my email address).


 



on 6/16/06 3:49 AM, Walter Branch at waltbranch_at_bellsouth.net wrote:

>> in which case I owe you an apology!
>
> I think you owe the list an apology.
>
> -Walter Branch
>
> ______________________________________________
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

-- 
"He is not a lover who does not love forever." - Euripides (485-406BC)
--
* If Jimmy cracks corn and no one  cares, why is there a song  about  him?

Received on Fri 16 Jun 2006 03:19:39 PM PDT