List subject matter was Pray...

[David Andersen]

I agree with RicB....
>I appreciate the friendly fashion in which you state your concerns here
>Dave.
>
>I understand your views, but feel quite comfortable with the little bit
>of kidding around we do on the list and my own ability to keep things
>jovial as it were. I have been the first to close off a discussion (from
>my side) the minute someone starts personalizing any subject matter. Tho
>I admit my first year here was a little bumpy learning how to do just
>that. And lately I have been pretty clever at adding the [OT] designation
>to posts that I responde to that clearly are non topical.
>
>As far as keeping religious, political, humourous, or even language
>content within acceptable norms. I would submit the list does a splendid
>job of regulating itself. A bit is tolerated, but if it gets out of hand
>somebody always pipes in... we mumble a bit back and forth for a day, and
>then we get back to pianos.
>
>What harm eventually is done to the discussions here has far less to do
>with subject matter, and far more to do with discussion technique IMHO.
>Personalizing a discussion... any discussion, does way more damage then
>what the discussion is about.
>
>
>--
>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>UiB, Bergen, Norway
>mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
>http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html


I agree....