On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Mark D. Egloff wrote:
 
>      Gentlepeople:
>
>      I have noticed a trend in the BEE-L that concerns me.  When I
>      originally signed on nearly 6 months ago, there seemed to be an
>      occasional spat (conflict) between members on the list, but for
>      the most part it was a congenial group of people.  In the last
>      month or so I have witnessed several threads that basically
>      were dealing with conflict, put-downs, and apologies for words
>      said either in haste or with subtle forethought.  The
>      congeniality that I experienced in my early days on the list
>      and the freedom to ask questions that that encouraged has
>      seemed to evaporate to more than just a degree.
 
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>
>      Mark Egloff
>      Dayton, Ohio
>      10 hives
>
 
Mark,
You are entirely correct.  This I say as one of the offenders.
In the interim, I have 'wised up' and taken things more calmly.
I now realise that it was probably ME and my interpretation of a response
or comment that made it seem rude or smart-ass.  Re-reading the Netiquet
that was posted recently also reminded me of the lack of "tone of voice"
when reading posts.  Now I try to read things with a sense of humour...;)
 
Boy!...am I glad I got THAT off my chest.....;)
 
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