Terry writes: > When someone says, "Anyone with two brain cells would agree with > me!" (Implying that the other party doesn't have two brain cells), > that runs close to the edge. When they say, "I wouldn't take your > inferior product if you paid me!", it has ceased to be a constructive > discussion. At this point (and maybe in the first), intervention > probably is needed. In the area of civility, respect and good > manners, there should be limits, for the sake of promoting and > maintaining the camaraderie that makes the List enjoyable.
Good example. That's the distinction that we constantly have to make when judging the contributions of our list's vendor participants -- and others as well. If current issues teach me anything, it's not to ignore those little "barbs" that some have tried to tell me are harmless. > The other dimension is the level of technical information. ... If > you curb the technical discussion, do it lightly, err on the "techie" > side. As best I can, I will, but with less compromise to other list priorities than in the recent past, to be sure. > It does appear to somehow be psychologically difficult for > vendors/technicians to respect the products/research/viewpoints of > others as being legitimate like their own, or to consider those > others as compatriots, rather than competitors. Ahh, you noticed that too? <GRIN> > But the reality is, all of us, and all of our products put together, > are not enough to adequately meet the need in North America (let > alone elsewhere in the world), and we really don't need to be > cut-throat towards others in order to succeed. There's enough for us > all! Also, our need to close ranks in the face of AMA/FDA resistance > to CS is no small priority. THEY are the real competitors, not each > other. That's how it seems to me, Terry, but not everyone will feel that way. Thank you. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
