My Offlist Policy (as if you cared)

[David Morris]

David Morris writes:
>>More than one P-lister has suggested I risk missing out on valuable 
>>interaction w/ a "no offlist discussion" policy, which is probably true.  
>>For that reason I'll try to clarify/modify my personal "policy" as I 
>>responded to someone earlier today:

>Basic netiquette is there so that all of us don't have to worry
>about what someone's personal Offlist Policy is when we email to >them.  My 
>view is that if someone has an offlist problem with your >posts, flame them 
>back offlist if you want to or ignore them if you >don't, but there is no 
>reason for taking it onlist when the other >person was nice enough to keep 
>it offlist. Whether the original post >was warranted or not, the subsequent 
>discussion on list usually isn't.
>
>But of course, if you want to justify yourself on-list in response >to an 
>offlist "problem", it's a free list I guess, but I don't see >any benefit 
>to that - we much prefer see the wolves clothed.
>
>Murthy
>

Well put.

I guess I thought the light of the whole list might keep those wolves at 
bay.  But I guess you're right.  It's time to stand up to the challenge or 
push "delete."  I most often prefer the later.

I stand corrected, Murthy Manners.

David Morris

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