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Re: No Good deed ... was Re:List abuse? (was...Completely Free)
>A gentle post (offering a free CD) deserves a gentle response (suggesting
>that the poster would have been better to ask users to direct their
>responses off-list).
>
>An un-gentle post (calling the person who offered the CD abusive)
>deserves
>a less gentle response.
In any case, we'd like responses to be informed. Otherwise, best to
refrain
from comment.
Nic
>From: "Emile Tobenfeld (a.k.a Dr. T)" <emile@foryourhead.com>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Subject: Re: No Good deed ... was Re:List abuse? (was...Completely Free)
>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:50:02 -0500
>
>A gentle post (offering a free CD) deserves a gentle response (suggesting
>that the poster would have been better to ask users to direct their
>responses off-list).
>
>An un-gentle post (calling the person who offered the CD abusive)
>deserves
>a less gentle response.
>
>
>
>At 12:23 PM -0800 11/21/03, Nic Roozeboom wrote:
>>Emile Tobenfeld wrote:
>>>and what would have been wrong with a gentle email suggesting this
>>>instead of throwing terms like list abuse around?
>>
>>Please explain how your posting is better. Is it gentler, and does it
>>avoid throwing terms like 'bureaucrat' around?
>>
>>>
>>>This sounds like another case of "No good deed goes unpunished.", which
>>>is an attitude I prefer to associate with bureaucrats than with
>>>experimental musicians.
>>
>>Perhaps your analysis is flawed:
>>(quoted from the original posting):
>>1. "I'm giving ten copies away free ...
>>2. "... to the next ten people that email the list and write, "send me
>Zen
>>Engine!" Please do not email my personal address, just the Looper's
>>Delight list."
>>
>>No-one had any concerns with the first (the 'good deed'). The objections
>>were aimed at the second, and rightfully so. Do you have any suggestions
>>for a non-offensive, politically correct synonym for "list abuse"?
>>
>>In this light, would you care to reformulate your previous posting, this
>>time avoiding careless public insults?
>>
>>Oh.. I can't speak for Rick, but I think I might prefer your reply
>>on-list.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Nic
>>
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