HELO, all, this is my first post here; I just bough an '83 Nighthawk and am reading the Owner's and some of the Service Manual before taking it out.
In regard to the first post in this thread from Paul, I'm just thinking how I had never seen quite a short and clear description of what goes wrong in mail list exchanges between strangers as well as people you know well face-to-face.* *(Recalling an earlier era of internet, I remember how in places there would be a less anonymous community and people thew insults around just for creative entertainment, flame wars in good fun mostly. I was also still in High School. Once or twice though (and more) I've forgotten how that sort of "communication" is unrecognizable now, and unintentionally provoked or thought I was being provoked by someone. I miss Web 1.0 and the way things were before Social Media (Facebook be damned though and everything, I still do go on there because I can't live in another dimension where everyone is on IRC). Can people be too caustic in their responses and appear over-critical. > Sure. Can others be too sensitive and peevish? Yup. But just remember this: > email is an absolutely AWFUL way to determine someone's demeanor. It lacks > ALL the elements of verbal emphasis and inflection that help us to > determine someone's mood or intent. Therefore it is VERY easy to mis-read > someone's intent and heart. > > So, once again, if you FEEL you're getting negative vibes from someone's > posts...*email that person privately*. Confront in love and explain the > offence. Let's settle things in a way that WE would want them settled if we > were the one in the wrong. > > But whatever you do...DON'T LEAVE. We need you! :) > > Paul > > P.S. If you feel you absolutely must leave the group, just remember that > every single message that you receive contains a footer with instructions > for doing this yourself. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
