Bravo! Bravo! ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:17 AM Subject: CS>Rudeness -- List Owner, please read...
> 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]> >
