Comments such as this: > For goodness' sake, what the HELL is wrong with this list that the > level of civility is so INSANELY LOW? Why do no posters even CONSIDER > THE POSSIBILITY that a person with different opinions might be missing > horns, a forked tongue and a trident?
...are really counterproductive to the goal of civility. Please, if you have a problem with someone's tone: a) Email me directly - offlist - if you think they've violated the rules. b) Take a deep breath and go do something else for awhile before responding. c) Take the high road and show everyone your facts are superior enough to resist slime. But whatever you do, don't respond in kind. It only prolongs the agony and degrades the forum. Also, all-caps is shouting and that's inflammatory by my interpretation of the rules. David Brauer List manager REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
