Theos-Talk Archives (October 2004 Message tt00003)

I think I got it now.

...hmm...

Perhaps it could be used as a theosophical "chock-effect",
which thereby creates a forum, which doesn't harass anyone
by any unfriendly insinuating remarks. >:-)

I suggest:
Try to email Eldon your remarks as he suggested - in private.


from
M. Sufilight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kpauljohnson" <kpauljohnson@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: Theos-World MORTEN, DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!?!?!


> Hey,
>
> That's the kind of thing I mean. One person does it all the time and
> Pedro was on the receiving end of a large number of these. But the
> other day it was done by someone else to Gregory Tillett in the
> nastiest manner I've ever seen the "calling out" phenomenon here.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Morten N. Olesen"
> <global-theosophy@a...> wrote:
> > Hallo Paul and all,
> >
> > Paul wrote:
> > ---no "calling out" listmembers
> > by posting challenges to them with their names in the header." ---
> >
> > Can you help me out by writing an example, because I am not sure
> > I exactly understood that one?
> > What are challenges? Or is it just not using the name in the header
> you are
> > referring to?
> >
> >
> > from
> > M. Sufilight
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "kpauljohnson" <kpauljohnson@y...>
> > To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 3:26 PM
> > Subject: Theos-World Re: about participation on theos-talk
> >
> >
> > > Dear Eldon,
> > >
> > > Fine, but I have one further suggestion: no "calling out" listmembers
> > > by posting challenges to them with their names in the header. A much
> > > larger discussion forum I belong to has this rule and enforces it
> > > consistently, and it seems to help the atmosphere. It's an aggressive
> > > tactic that promotes a contentious atmosphere, and recently it has
> > > descended to a new and dehumanizing level. (Of course it's OK to add
> > > a note "reply to John" to make it clear who's being addressed.)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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