X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:52:25 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s3.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.190.141] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c3) with ESMTP id 4020830 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:01:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.190.141; envelope-from=joscales98@hotmail.com Received: from BAY124-DS4 ([65.54.190.189]) by bay0-omc3-s3.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:00:52 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [75.81.231.245] X-Originating-Email: [joscales98@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: joscales98@hotmail.com From: "Jim Scales" X-Original-To: "Lancair List" Subject: Tone on list X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:00:49 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01CA7D00.83D7A420" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0070.1500 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:00:49 -0600 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Dec 2009 03:00:52.0575 (UTC) FILETIME=[D00BC6F0:01CA7D32] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01CA7D00.83D7A420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In my opinion the tone on the list recently, in a couple of the threads, = has gotten pretty abrasive. Rather than abandon a resource that I have = utilized for a long time, I thought I would make a couple of comments. The speculating, catty, "mine is bigger", smearing, arrogant attitudes = that are showing up on the list miss the mark of courtesy and respect by = a wide margin. Seems that every so often there are those who feel the need to puff = themselves up and put others down. In my opinion it really defeats the = purpose of the list and turns other listers off. I'm guessing it also = greatly inhibits the willingness of a lot of people to participate. After about 3 back and forth attempts to change the opponent's point of = view it would seem that agreeing to disagree would be the adult thing to = do. When all is said and done it really is each individual's right to = make his or her own decisions. =20 I am sure this post will offend some people. It will be interesting to = see just who is insulted. To summarize, I participate because I want to be the best, safest, = smartest pilot I can be. I believe most of us hang around for the same = reasons. It doesn't do me or any other lister any good if the tone that = is used to present the information prevents the information from being = received. =20 Now would be the time to quote Rodney King........but I will resist. My $.02. Fire away......... Jim Scales ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01CA7D00.83D7A420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In my opinion the tone on the list recently, in a couple of = the=20 threads, has gotten pretty abrasive.  Rather than abandon a = resource=20 that I have utilized for a long time, I thought I would make a couple of = comments.
 
The speculating, catty, "mine is bigger", smearing, arrogant = attitudes that=20 are showing up on the list miss the mark of courtesy and = respect by a=20 wide margin.
 
Seems that every so often there are those who feel the = need to=20 puff themselves up and put others down.  In my opinion it really = defeats=20 the purpose of the list and turns other listers off.  I'm guessing = it also=20 greatly inhibits the willingness of a lot of people to = participate.
 
After about 3 back and forth attempts to change the opponent's = point of=20 view it would seem that agreeing to disagree would be the adult thing to = do.  When all is said and done it really is each individual's right = to=20 make his or her own decisions. 
 
I am sure this post will offend some people.  It = will be=20 interesting to see just who is insulted.
 
To summarize, I participate because I want to be the best, safest, = smartest=20 pilot I can be.  I believe most of us hang around for the same=20 reasons.  It doesn=92t do me or any other lister any good if the = tone that is=20 used to present the information prevents the information from being=20 received. 
 
Now would be the time to quote Rodney King........but I will = resist.
 
My $.02.  Fire away.........
 
Jim Scales
 
 
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