Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, But
the mouth of fools spouts folly.
Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, But perversion in it crushes the
spirit.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the
tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Lee Larson wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 01:03 PM, Ronald Broadwater wrote:
>
> > I am not familiar with internet discussions other than this group. I
> > am
> > amazed at the carelessness of the dialogue. I could never talk with an
> > acquaintance with the tone and egging on that has occurred here. It
> > has the
> > emotion of a prelude to a fist fight.
>
> One thing I've learned is that you have to choose your words very
> carefully in e-mail -- much more carefully than in face-to-face
> conversation -- because a friendly face takes a lot of the sting off
> strong language. It's very easy to rub someone the wrong way with
> e-mail, and it happens for the strangest reasons. For example, I enjoy
> having fun with words, but several people have written me off-list
> saying things like "I don't want to go to a thesaurus everytime and
> look up the meaning of a word." or "Why do you rub your education in
> our faces by showing off your vocabulary?"
>
> I've just come to the conclusion that just about any e-mail sent to a
> large group of people is likely to offend someone. But, if no opinions
> are stated, the list becomes as much fun to read as a technical manual.
> Let's just keep the discussions somewhat germane to the description in
> the FAQ, which is pretty broad.
>
> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
> | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
| be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
