Re: ASA re-visited

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree.  It takes two to tango (or tangle, if you will)
When confronted with vitriol it is best to be assertive.
You may remember when our absent friend tried to start up with me over a
joke I made about one of his grammatical glitches.  I wouldn't take the
bait but stuck to my guns (politely) and he gave it up.

Stick to the facts and the issues but don't resort to personal attacks.

Leave that to all those wise folks in Washington...


Steve Ryckman wrote:
> Some of you might recognize my name from the archives, and even though
> it's been numerous years since I publicly posted to the group, some of
> you know that I've still been lurking in the shadows and answering
> questions by email directly.  From my point of view, in order for the
> group to remain civil, there has always been just one thing that needed
> to be done by a poster before they hit the send button:
>
> Realize that their customers, competitors, friends and family can see
> each and every one of their posts for the rest of eternity.
>
> Now, put yourself in your customers, competitors, friends or families
> shoes and what would you think if you read that posts that have taken
> place.  Although there have been key figures over the years that incited
> some of the madness, it takes two people in order to have a fight.  If
> you were looking to purchase an alarm system and you read some of the
> past posts in the group, would you want to do business with yourself ?
>
> What has taken place in the group isn't the responsibility of anyone, it
> isn't the fault of anyone and no one can control it.  It takes everyone
> to keep the group civil.  And if someone takes it upon themselves to
> attack someone else, whether it be directly or indirectly, it has to be
> ignored in order to prevent it from breaking down the civility of the
> group.  That means no smart aleck remarks, no antagonistic comments,
> nothing.  Just ignore it and continue on your business.
>
> I wish you all the best in accomplishing this, I'll return to the
> shadows for now to see how it turns out.
>
> Steve Ryckman