JD wrote: > It would be thoughtful if you would simply keep > the questionable post in your reply.
If we walked in love toward each other, such is unnecessary. We would just believe one another when our memories were questioned, or we would remind the other what they wrote. The correct protocol for this list is to trim the posts as much as possible. The idea is not to include the entire context, but to leave enough so people know what part is prompting the response. If memory is a problem, go back and read the post again. Most of us do not need to keep reading the same thing again and again, over and over. Most people leave the whole post, but this is out of pure laziness, not thoughtfulness. It is thoughtless toward the resources being used to transfer letters back and forth. Before the Internet, letters were mailed, and most often, none of the original letter was enclosed. Why? Because it might cost the sender more money to send a heavier letter. Now people want to include a dozen letters back, but they are thoughtless concerning the resources needed to keep sending these copies going around to everyone, especially when most people do not read these copies again. Think about how we can walk in love toward each other, thinking the best of one another, and actually hearing one another. There is no reason we should be fighting over poor or defective memories of what was previously said. Get a clue from people like Debbie Sawczak or David Hansen. They are the models for us concerning loving etiquette in email exchange. If either of them understood me differently, they don't fight me over what they remembered me saying. They try to hear again where I am at and what I am saying. Observe their methods and learn from them. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
