Mike Thomas says...
4871 had it right on this account. Everything since then has
screwed the pooch. Put it back.
Mike, I have a lot of catching up to do, having been travelling for a
bit. Some of that catching up involves dealing with complaints
(plural) about what you say on this list. While I'm catching up and
figuring out how to handle all this, there's one thing I can directly
say up front:
Stop talking like this on the list. Be professional and polite.
Avoid rancor. Don't say things that people are likely to take as
implying that they're stupid, or have done stupid things. That stuff,
along with phrases like "screwed the pooch", doesn't make your point
more effectively or forcefully; rather the opposite: it makes people
tend to ignore your underlying point because of the resentment you're
creating. And it prompts them to complain to me.
Be civil, even if you're angry. And if someone else irks you, don't
escalate it; stay civil then, too.
And this all goes for everyone, of course, though here I'm
specifically saying it to Mike.
Barry, as chair
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