Arthur,
Some of the exchanges that have been going on in the last few months have
been pitiable. If you were to throw REH and Christoph off the list I would
be slightly sorrowful, but not much so.
We might then have a chance of more FWers coming out of the woodwork, and
even of the possibility of the list growing with some fresh minds who find
the atmosphere agreeable for civilized discussion. This would be wonderful.
We could well do with a whole variety of viewpoints on the complexities
growing around us.
Keith
At 09:29 24/11/2010 -0500, you wrote:
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I received this message from an active FWer. And I am adding my own plea
to FWers below.
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Arthur,
I won't participate in the futurework list as long as racist and venomous
comments continue. This kind of talkdoesn't contribute anything to the
list but bile.
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My open plea to FWers.
FW was set up to discuss the future of work but seems to go off track from
time to time. The conversation soon leads to schoolyard type of talk I
said this, no you said that&you are a creep, no you are a creep. Pointless
schoolyard pushing and shoving.
If people want to engage in this virtual pushing and shoving please do it
off list. One to one. So that others dont have to be party to what are
private shoving (pissing?) matches.
I have asked individual FWers to not respond to those FWers who provoke in
this way (you know who you are) thinking that by shunning those who behave
this way would cause them to change their ways or drift off to another
list where this sort of behavior is tolerated. But for whatever reason a
few (you know who you are) seem to want to pick a fight and so things heat up.
Now is our chance to be a self-governing group. Lets not do or say
anything virtually that we wouldnt say if we were talking face to face.
I prize civility and exchange of ideas. How do other FWers feel about
this? Suggestions and ideas welcome.
Arthur
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