Re: Defending Milbury

[Mary Buitendorp <mbuitend@REMC7.K12.MI.US>]

Amen, Pat. Is it time to drop this issue?
Mary Buitendorp
Grand Haven Christian School
Grand Haven MI
mbuitend@remc7.k12.mi.us


On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Pat Wamsley wrote:

> Have you ever noticed how we will read and "catch" part of a message, and
> ignore the rest of it?  Some of the posts lately have tended to use parts
> of more than one message and come up with an entirely different message,
> or jump to conclusions on the basis of very little information.
>
> For instance, Peter posted the rule on "obscenity", but he didn't ever
> say that it was applied to the person who, in my mind, inappropriately
> used a subject heading.  As a moderator, given the discussion of the topic,
> it is appropriate for him to put up the reminder of what the rules are.
>
> I must state that I appreciate the civil discussions and profanity free
> language on this list, it is a precious commodity that you can rarely
> find or count on in this day and age.  And gentle reminders to those of us who
> stray surely cannot be as damaging as having everyone bombarded with
> others rude behavior and language.
>
> For I believe that if you do tolerate rude behavior or language, you will
> soon be inundated with it, just like in the rest of the world.   Is it
> bad or wrong to have standards and expect others to grow to meet them? Is
> it bad or wrong to expect mannerly discussions on a librarian's listserv?
> Who are we really hurting if we do expect standards and good manners?
>
>
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