Dear Silver List members, There are a handful of individuals who have been behaving rudely to other members of the list.
Typical of this rude behavior has been the response to Jay's series of questions about various kinds of water. Let me say that it's within the realm of reason that you *might* feel exasperated by his questions. Over the course of a day or so, he posted something like four questions about the suitability of various kinds of water, to which the consensus reply was, "Jay, use only distilled water!" You might consider that he may have posted all of those questions before he saw more than the first couple of replies... so maybe he wasn't asking questions he'd already seen answered. In any case, a number of people did offer respectful answers to his questions. A few of you succeeded in urging him toward some obvious answers he missed, while doing so in a reasonable manner. Thanks to you folks! That's what the list is for. Some other comments were made that were rude and wrong: His questions are "ignorant/stupid" and he is "a basket case" who is only trolling for attention... "...and stop the nonsense that you are putting on this list." "...Jay if you are intent on producing crap..." "... you remind me of my youth when I went out with a blond that no mater (sic) what you told her it just wouldn't sink in..." Folks, I seem to remember making some CS that looked a lot like watered down milk... back in the bad old days when we used salt for a starter. Sorta like making CS in some high mineral content "drinking water" that's being sold as distilled. Like a couple of grocery store brands I've bought recently when they were out of the stuff I know works. Did you consider that before you wrote Jay off as a crank? And, you'll notice, a few of you offered good quality comments on the difficulties of achieving reasonable purity from rain water. Gee, that was useful, considering that such advice is found any number of places on the web! The following is an example of good advice delivered well... > Jean, > > Feel comfortable with what you're doing. You are reacting to people > that want to take a process to the "n"th degree, no need for meters > etc. unless you need a science project. I've used grocery store > distilled water for 5 years with never a bad batch. Worry more about > soap residue from cleaning the brewing container... > > Chuck Yes, Jean might still want a meter of one sort or another. Yes, I just got through noting above the problems I've had with some "grocery store distilled water." But those are things that can be dealt with as they arise. What Chuck does *right* is to give reassurance and encouragment. What *cannot* be seen is the fear that will stop new people and lurkers from asking questions because they fear *you* will call them stupid, ignorant, or a troll, and their questions "nonsense." If you cannot answer without venting your frustration or exasperation, then remain silent. If you would like to accuse somebody of being a troll, talk to me in private e-mail. You may not make public accusations on this list. If you cannot frame your answers in language that is respectful and affirming, then do not answer. If you choose to be rude, you are forgetting the purpose of this list. If so, you will go away. You are not welcome here. Mike Devour silver-list owner [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
