Fritz, this should not have gone to the list, that's what a reply is for and not a reply to all.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Fritz Holt <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe, > > > > This should be OT but I will stick with this venue for my final post on the > matter. Your reply is well put, thanks. I thought about our confrontational > posts last night and below is what I intended to send you this morning. > > > > Joe, > > > > Please disregard my last post. I felt your response of yesterday was > somewhat rude and responded spontaneously. I should have taken it as > deserved criticism and let it go. With luck I will see you at the > convention. > > > > Fritz > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Joe Ranzau [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:35 PM > > To: Fritz Holt > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Minnow > > > > As a recovering prolific poster from around 14 years ago I can appreciate > where you are coming from. It took several years of folks gently guiding > (bashing me over the head) for me to change. > > > > You have much to contribute but your potential is diluted by each posting. > > > > Others have put this much more eloquently than I am capable of. This list is > not for back and forth chit chat like the GHG listserve often is. > > Substantive replies are encouraged. Three word quips while posted are not > needed but a few are easily tolerated. 37 different back and forth quips > cause people like my good friend Martha to jump ship and others to filter > you out. I can easily block all your messages but want to hear what you have > to say so I'm taking the intervention route. Roger's note was obviously not > understood so I went for blunt. > > > > This is like a virtual camp fire where discussion and differing opinions are > encouraged. But just like at a big camp fire if a few folks feel the need to > have a different conversation you get up from your chairs and take it > outside the circle. If you don't someone will throw empty beer cans at you > until you get the hint. > > Please don't take any of this the wrong way. Try not to continue down this > path because we would hate to resort to the kind of stuff that would make > Cheney proud. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Joe > >
