Ditto for JD
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From: Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:50:26 -0500
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] ** moderator comment **
Charles Perry Locke wrote:
> TT members,
>
> Over the last 9 months or so, maybe more, TruthTalk has gotten to be > an uglier and uglier place to hang out and talk about truth. This is > primarily due to the negative tones, insults, accusations, and general > bad behavior that has grown until I find it unbearabable, as do others > who have commented to me privately about this. I know it well...I have > done my share of contributing to this spiral.
>
> Let me say that not everyone on this group has been ugly. Some have > always conducted themselves with gentility, while others have thrown > in a barb or two when they have gotten the chance, while yet others > have truly brought the group down with continual negativity. I know, > because from time to time I have played into all three of these > categories.
>
> It is true that we do not all share the same theology. I think > everyone on the group considers themself a Christian. We may not all > consider each other Christians, but I do not think that gives of us > license to be rude, to ridicule, to mock, to be absolutely negative a > majority of the time.
>
> As much as I disagree theologically with some of the members of this > list, I know that if I had an opportunity to sit before them in a > group of, say, my own peers at church, and maybe even my pastor, we > would have a very civil conversation. We could still disagree, and > discuss our disagreements, but there is no way I would treat them the > way I have treated some on TT. No way. Can each of you imagine the > same situation? Would you treat your TT co-members the same in person > in a group of your peers as you do on TT? I know I sure wouldn't, and > I hope each of you would not, either.
>
> So I would like to call on ALL TT members to improve your conduct on > TT . Speak as though we are sitting together in one of our homes. In no > way am I asking ANY TT member to compromise their beliefs or water > down their messages. I am only asking everyone to begin to conduct > business on TT with civility.
>
> I plan to change my moderation a bit. If I see that someone is being > rude or hurtful, or negaitve beyond reason, I will send a private > email pointing it out. If you receive such a private email, I ask that > you only take the time to examine yourself and your comments with > respect to what I point out, and to govern yourself. I am not looking > for rebuttal, or discussion, or conversation. Sometimes I may be > right-on, sometimes I may be way off. Just take it in stride and do > the best you can.
>
> If I see that a conversation or discussion is digressing, and > beginning to pull down the group, I will write participants in the > conversation PUBLICLY and ask that the conversation be taken out of TT > and into a private context. That will be final decision on my part, > and continuing the conversation in the forum after being asked to > take it offline may result in the poster's right to access TT being > suspended until we have had time to straighten things out.
>
> I am sure we can all make TT a much better place for all of us to > have meaningful discussions and build up the body of Christ rather > than tear it down.
>
> May the grace of God be with you,
> Perry the Modertor
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Understood. No matter how far apart we are, love 'em anyway. If they were good enough for Jesus to die for, they are good enough for me to love.
Thanks Perry. ( now you cannot say that you have a thankless job )
> Terry
>
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"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ough t to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org
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> TT members,
>
> Over the last 9 months or so, maybe more, TruthTalk has gotten to be > an uglier and uglier place to hang out and talk about truth. This is > primarily due to the negative tones, insults, accusations, and general > bad behavior that has grown until I find it unbearabable, as do others > who have commented to me privately about this. I know it well...I have > done my share of contributing to this spiral.
>
> Let me say that not everyone on this group has been ugly. Some have > always conducted themselves with gentility, while others have thrown > in a barb or two when they have gotten the chance, while yet others > have truly brought the group down with continual negativity. I know, > because from time to time I have played into all three of these > categories.
>
> It is true that we do not all share the same theology. I think > everyone on the group considers themself a Christian. We may not all > consider each other Christians, but I do not think that gives of us > license to be rude, to ridicule, to mock, to be absolutely negative a > majority of the time.
>
> As much as I disagree theologically with some of the members of this > list, I know that if I had an opportunity to sit before them in a > group of, say, my own peers at church, and maybe even my pastor, we > would have a very civil conversation. We could still disagree, and > discuss our disagreements, but there is no way I would treat them the > way I have treated some on TT. No way. Can each of you imagine the > same situation? Would you treat your TT co-members the same in person > in a group of your peers as you do on TT? I know I sure wouldn't, and > I hope each of you would not, either.
>
> So I would like to call on ALL TT members to improve your conduct on > TT . Speak as though we are sitting together in one of our homes. In no > way am I asking ANY TT member to compromise their beliefs or water > down their messages. I am only asking everyone to begin to conduct > business on TT with civility.
>
> I plan to change my moderation a bit. If I see that someone is being > rude or hurtful, or negaitve beyond reason, I will send a private > email pointing it out. If you receive such a private email, I ask that > you only take the time to examine yourself and your comments with > respect to what I point out, and to govern yourself. I am not looking > for rebuttal, or discussion, or conversation. Sometimes I may be > right-on, sometimes I may be way off. Just take it in stride and do > the best you can.
>
> If I see that a conversation or discussion is digressing, and > beginning to pull down the group, I will write participants in the > conversation PUBLICLY and ask that the conversation be taken out of TT > and into a private context. That will be final decision on my part, > and continuing the conversation in the forum after being asked to > take it offline may result in the poster's right to access TT being > suspended until we have had time to straighten things out.
>
> I am sure we can all make TT a much better place for all of us to > have meaningful discussions and build up the body of Christ rather > than tear it down.
>
> May the grace of God be with you,
> Perry the Modertor
================================================================
Understood. No matter how far apart we are, love 'em anyway. If they were good enough for Jesus to die for, they are good enough for me to love.
Thanks Perry. ( now you cannot say that you have a thankless job )
> Terry
>
----------
"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ough t to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org
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