The idea on TT is, when a discussion topic is posted, to take some time, give the issue some thought, collect some references (links are ojkay i this context), then post a response with some pertinent dialog that addresses a point in the discussion, or refutes a point, or adds to the discussion. And, it is best to address all of the points one intends to address in a single post. Some TT'rs like to respond to each point of a discussion in a separate email. This creates a lot more traffic than necessary and makes it almost impossible to follow a thread or discussion. I am just asking those on TT to try to cut down on posts that are not directly addressing points in a current discussion or starting a new discussion topic.
These are guidelines and suggestions for making TT an easy and informative forum to use, and for staying on course for TT's intended purpose. And, I am only suggesting that posters use common sense when posting and not tie up bandwidth with more posts than necessary, personal anecdotes, uncommented links to web pages, and chatty type posts.
Perry the Moderate
From: "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Reminder from the Moderator Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:17:56 -0400
PTM:By 75%??What's the deal with that?? PS:I deleted four more paragraphs or, this post would have been much longer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: June 11, 2004 09:05 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Reminder from the Moderator
> Izzy,
>
> David's funnies are not often enough to be considered a problem, and he
> is careful to remove the "FW" from the header and give some attribution,
> like "From my cousin Buford in Idaho..." or some such. It was not those
that
> I was shootiing for. He is playing with me by feigning martyrdom by
posting
> a cute little quip by our favorite George Burns, then making me out to be
> out to be an ogre, and himself a compliant victim...sort of like holding a
> kitten up in front of the group and saying, "Perry, if you want to kill
this
> cute little kitten, go ahead." I didn't respond to him because if he wants
> to play the martyr game it's fine with me.
>
> But, common sense should rule all posts, Izzy. If you really can't
resist
> posting the latest web page you ran across without any comments about why
> you posted it or what you found interesting in it, or you want to post a
> story about your relatives, or a relevant one-liner like "Dogs never could
> handle the cats" (or whatever it was), then go for it. I will censor only
> two things, ad-hominem attacks and profanity. And, if you are really
> concerned about being brief, try cutting your daily posts by about 75%.
>
> Perry
>
> >From: "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Just trying to be brief! And I don't want DaveH to stop sending his
> >cuties--do you want that? Izzy
>
>
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> "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may
know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6)
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