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Subject:Re: Request for change From:V Wilbur <Vanessa_Wilburn -at- FMI -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 Feb 1996 09:45:12 -0600
Guy McDonald wrote:
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Good grief we're a strange group! We really should collectively take a =
round turn here and try hard to stop perpetuating long drawn out verbal =
vomit on the list (threads that are easily carried off list).
----snip-----
Whew! The atmosphere is getting pretty inhospitable in here. Although I'm all
for brevity and getting to the point, I believe that such bold, slashing
statements impedes discussion instead of fostering it. While my skin is
*somewhat* thick, I know that other list members will feel less inclined to make
their "irrelevant" posts in this arena.
I call for more tolerance in the breadth of posts: the little stuff does matter
as much as the big topics. From my experience in the past couple of months, I've
seen the big stuff covered as well as the little stuff. And, I find myself
(young tech writer) making notes from all different types of posts. Isn't what
this forum is about? Learning from others and providing information when you
can? We are not all on the same level out here.
Vanessa Wilburn
my email address is reverting back to vlwilburn -at- cpu -dot- com,
but you can find me at vanessa_wilburn -at- fmi -dot- com until Friday, 2/9
