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Dear List Family..... Sorry about the grammatical errors in my post re the need not to bash other list members publicly.... I haven't been able to fall asleep (and it's already 5:55 a.m. so I am catching up on some long overdue email.... I feel this public cattyness issue needed to be addressed (and hopefully stopped!). so am doing so. Barb Mallut (YAWN) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 5:39 AM Subject: Re: perceptions of humour tolerance compassion acceptance forgiveness >Judy, JoAnn, and All... > >One of the first rules of this list, as explained to us by Barb >Patterson (Paterson?) who IS the List OWNER, is that the "List >Golden Rule" as it applies to us AND to our fellow List members >is, "Thou shalt not PUBLICLY BASH a fellow List member." > >It was then pointed out to us the many virtues of using PRIVATE >Email to express oneself without *purposely* setting out to make >anyone else look like a fool, including oneself... > >To paraphrase a famous statesman, "It's better to for one to sit >with one's mouth SHUT and let people WONDER If one is a fool than >to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. > >Further, it's been suggested (more times than I can count!) that >IF anyone has a beef against some one on the List, that rather >than take the issue directly to that other individual VIA PRIVATE >EMAIL and settle the issue in an mature adult manner. > >Ultimately, NOTHING good ever comes out of trying to publicly >humiliate another individual, and especially by doing so that THEY >are made to feel embarrassed or pushed so hard by your verbal >assault as to feel forced to go on the offensive, protecting their >front while the aggressor does an about face and stabs them in >their back.. > >FINALLY, every single keyboard sold worldwide comes with a >"DELETE" key. If you disapprove of someone's comment or thought, >Just click on your delete key and forget you've ever seen 'em >online. > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] >loooooooong time List member, and 25 years with PD. > > >-----Original Message-----om: Judy George ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:41 AM >Subject: Re: perceptions of humour tolerance compassion acceptance >forgiveness > > >>yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees >>judy >>life is too good to do more than enjoy it >>judy >>>From: JoAnn Coen <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Re: perceptions of humour tolerance compassion >acceptance >>> forgiveness >>>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 20:36:58 EDT >>> >>>Judy George - Someone wrote me to my private mail box and said >we are >>>beating our heads against the wall where Janet is >>>concerned. She obviouslly cares about no one but herself and in >her >>>illusions of grandeur, she thinks everyone should have her >"bitter" sense >>>of humor and that everyone, who wants to "follow" her should >either be >>>able to access the web, and do something to be able to. Don't >fight her, >>>you can't win. Jo Ann from Houston >> >>________________________________________________________________ _ >_______ >>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com