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Agreed. With text.:
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Posted by Graatch (VIP) on February 10, 2000 at 10:57:00:

In Reply to: Re: One big run-on sentence posted by Saerin on February 10, 2000 at 10:26:55:

> > If you go into a place of business...let's say some type of store for my analogy...and you honestly feel like a single (or group) of employees is doing a poor job and you have real concerns and suggestions on how to make it better (even if it starts out with, This employee is doing a poor job because)...would you take an add out in the local newspaper about how bad that store or individual was...or would you go directly, discretely, and professionally to that employee's boss to address your concerns?

> > forum=newspaper
> > addressing boss=email the imps

> Are you currently any sort of professional? If you were
> you might propose the option of going to the person directly
> OR recognize the importance of getting constructive feedback
> from a group of people. If you have an open mind, and are
> willing to listen in an open forum responding to issues in
> a similar constructive manner, I shouldn't have to go to
> the boss. The end run just ends up making people bitter, and
> closes their minds to other possibilities.

> A forum can be a place for constructive feedback. I think
> Nepenthe said it's always been a nice idea in theory, but in
> practice it's been something entirely different.

I have continually worked at making this a reality. Like me or hate me, agree or disagree with my statements, as many of you do, I trust you will acknowledge that the *method* I have adopted, and attempted to foster here, has been of reasonable, rational debate and discussion. The practice of it is, slowly but surely, becoming closer to the ideal.
It will never be fully realized as the game will always be played by young, or perhaps simply mean, people. But that is life. It is my hope that people like Nepenthe, and you Saerin, will see the forest for the trees and ignore the hopefully dwindling "pure flame" posts and instead focus and deal with the rational posts that while critical or negative, stay within the realm of civil discourse.

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Comments:	> > > If you go into a place of business...let's say some type of store for my analogy...and you honestly feel like a single (or group) of employees is doing a poor job and you have real concerns and suggestions on how to make it better (even if it starts out with, This employee is doing a poor job because)...would you take an add out in the local newspaper about how bad that store or individual was...or would you go directly, discretely, and professionally to that employee's boss to address your concerns? > > > forum=newspaper > > > addressing boss=email the imps > > Are you currently any sort of professional? If you were > > you might propose the option of going to the person directly > > OR recognize the importance of getting constructive feedback > > from a group of people. If you have an open mind, and are > > willing to listen in an open forum responding to issues in > > a similar constructive manner, I shouldn't have to go to > > the boss. The end run just ends up making people bitter, and > > closes their minds to other possibilities. > > A forum can be a place for constructive feedback. I think > > Nepenthe said it's always been a nice idea in theory, but in > > practice it's been something entirely different. > I have continually worked at making this a reality. Like me or hate me, agree or disagree with my statements, as many of you do, I trust you will acknowledge that the method I have adopted, and attempted to foster here, has been of reasonable, rational debate and discussion. The practice of it is, slowly but surely, becoming closer to the ideal. > It will never be fully realized as the game will always be played by young, or perhaps simply mean, people. But that is life. It is my hope that people like Nepenthe, and you Saerin, will see the forest for the trees and ignore the hopefully dwindling "pure flame" posts and instead focus and deal with the rational posts that while critical or negative, stay within the realm of civil discourse.

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