Re: ASA re-visited

["Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx>]

Not everyone is prepared to continually turn the other cheek, only to get
that slapped as well

Its been a long time, I hope all is well with you.


Doug L

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"Steve Ryckman" <steve_at_nevets.net@nospam> wrote in message
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> 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