On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 02:44:57PM -0400, Craig Scott wrote: > Lee, > > In all fairness, your guests should know all before committing to the visit. > Written communications can convey the needed > information in a manner that is less subject to what you "think you > said/heard". Yes, it may seem to your Admiral and guests that > written communications are too formal or draconian, BUT, you clearly don't > want misunderstandings where life and safety are > concerned. It is, after all, for their safety AND enjoyment, and, as you > might (possibly) be in inescapable close quarters for an > extended length of time, having clear understandings are of great importance. > I would appreciate knowing all beforehand, such as > Skip's list with its detail. Pretty much answers questions before asked or > encountered. Fair to both and all. > > Most hospitals require written orders from a MD (except in an emergency) for > a reason, that is, life and safety with fewer > misunderstandings. Or a written estimate from your automobile mechanic > beforehand. Just good sense.
I find that a lot of people who object to "rules" or "policies" are less concerned with the idea that the rules are clearly communicated, and more concerned that with the rules being too rigid. Simply calling them "guidelines" or "expectations" instead can do a lot to allow this communication to happen without implying rigidity. Cheers, Kris -- Kris Coward http://unripe.melon.org/ GPG Fingerprint: 2BF3 957D 310A FEEC 4733 830E 21A4 05C7 1FEB 12B3 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
