--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "lurkernomore20002000" > <steve.sundur@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > Barry speaketh the truth newmorn. Deprive Judy of this venue, and > > > > it will cause serious re-adjustments in her life. > > > > > > > > lurk > > > > > >Thats your idle speculation. A view I find laughable and silly. So > > we > > > disagree. No harm, no foul. > > > > > > The salient point, its rather rude to express such even if you > > beleive > > > it. Thats the 'foul". Its potentially inflamatory. It like > > spreading > > > sparks in a dry timeber area. It could trigger a 20-30 post war > > that > > > clogs FFL's arteries. > > > > > > And its hardly consistent with FFL guidelines. > > > > > > "This group has long maintained a thoughtful and considerate tone. > > > Please refrain from personal attacks, insults and excessive > > venting. > > > 'Speak the truth that is sweet'" > > > > > > When you have a rude thought, hey laugh all you want in private. > > But > > > spare us. Keep it to yourself. The last thing we need are more > > flame > > > wars. > > > > > > Thanks for your consideration. > > > > Yes, you're right. I've departed from the restraint I try to > > generally show. > > Which has been admirable. > > >Quite honestly, two days Judy went on rampage > > striking out at everyone in her self appointed, non ending role > > of "setting the record straight" > > IMO, setting the record straight is fine. As long as it focusses on > facts and posts. And not extrapolating that into personal attacks. > Which only invoke counter attacks ad naseum. > > >It totally poisoned the > > discussion. > > Personal attack do,IMO. on the other hand, clarifiation is good. > > > > Certainly Barry has his moments, and he does his share > > of aiding and abetting but overall I think the group would be > > greatly diminished without his input. > > > > lurkadomous > > > I think the group would be diminished without everyones input. Except > when they focus on personal attacks and put downs. In contrast to the > always welcome thoughtful criticisms (or applaudation) of ideas and > posts. > > I think the FFL guidelines are good: > > "This group has long maintained a thoughtful and considerate tone. > Please refrain from personal attacks, insults and excessive > venting. 'Speak the truth that is sweet'" > > Everyone has insights that are a contrbution to the whole. But sadly, > the whole is greatly diminished, IMO, when people focus on character > attacks. And put downs. Cheap thrills. Because they are attacking a > person. And such attacks often explode into large flame-wars, ego > wars, which becomes the sludge dampening FFL's vitality. Hopefully, as > so-called spiritual group can move beyond such play ground antics.
Fine. But why did they come here from alt.med in the first place ? Can't they take their rubbish somewhere else ? I hardly read 10% of what is posted here these days because of a massive wall of post not, at least as I can see, releted to FF or spiritual matters. In my opinion they are rude to take up all this space here, a basic lack of good behavior. IMO
