Hans, Thanks for the posting below that focuses totally on clarification and the maintenance of coherence and integrity in one's written expressions in a listserv (not just this list)forum. I hope that all the members read is closely and truly understand it.
My thoughts on it, addressed to the list at large, are as follow: I have not been happy with the recent recurrence of personal attacks on the list and have decided not to contribute to it by defending or attacking anyone myself. I will stick to this, but just say that I can still consider you (or anyone else) a valued colleague (and even a friend) despite direct criticism or occasionally intemperately expressed opinions. Not everything that I have ever posted on-line has come out exactly as I meant it, so I am always willing to give the benefit of the doubt whenever I imagine I have been "insulted" or negative comments are made about something that I might hold near and dear. And, in the end, I have to consider the fact that "nobody's perfect" and sometimes I can respect another list member while living with what I might consider a defect in their personality. Peace, Peter Hirsch <message: 11 <date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:00:15 +0200 <from: "hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <subject: [Hornlist] List related < <One has to distinguish between comments about a certain <politic of a group or state AND the people within that <group. People means individual persons. These persons might <also disagree with the opinion of the relevant group & <behave completely different. So, if one critizises a certain <group behaviour, it does not mean critizising the <individual. And, if one critizises the individual, it does <not mean, critizising the whole group. < <If one quotes another letter, it is just fair, to quote the <letter as it was AND let it unchanged. The quote might just <be one paragraph or one sentence, but if the quote standing <alone would have a different meaning as in the letter, one <has to quote the WHOLE letter or the connected sentence or <paragraph as well. < <If you do it differently (exceptions allowed when quoting <funny typos etc.), you join the mass media & their daily <false or altered quotes & the politicians. < <When you hang on your patriotic wave, why dont you concede <others to be proud about the achievements & the history of <their country and nation ? Every country has light & shadow, <your country & my country or the country where we live. <"Sippenhaftung" is as stupid as "racism". Digging into <another persons private sphere in public, is very cheap, and <the reaction should not surprise. And a certain person of a <mature age MUST not tell another mature person how to <behave. This is not a Kindergarten, even it seems so, at <least sometimes. < <Yes, if you feel to critizise somebody in a humourous way, <do it in a way, that the target person will understand your <humour also. < _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
