Subj : Re: Bad Days
To   : Gamgee
From : boraxman
Date : Wed May 25 2022 13:22:08

 Ga>  Ni>> If you don't like someone's posts, you have the power to not let
 Ga>  Ni>> that bother you. :P
 Ga> 
 Ga>  PF> One thing Fidonet got right was their two rules of conduct.
 Ga> 
 Ga>  PF> 1. Don't be excessively annoying.
 Ga>  PF> 2. Don't be excessively annoyed.
 Ga> 
 Ga>  Ni> Good rules.  Sometimes it can be difficult to not be excessively
 Ga>  Ni> annoyed, but having some perspective often helps. :)
 Ga> 
 Ga> Very true.  But sometimes..... is the person who says something to an 
 Ga> annoying post/poster *ALWAYS* the one that's wrong?  That's how it seems 
 Ga> to be interpreted.  In my opinion, *SOMETIMES* it is CORRECT to say 
 Ga> something to the annoying poster.  Otherwise, it just continues forever.
 Ga> 
 Ga> Very interested to hear other viewpoints on this.
 Ga> 

I agree, though saying something to an annoying poster should always be done tactfully at first.  The person who is annoying may not be aware that they are.

The frequent random one line questions do wear thin though, and doing that just to see replies and get your jollies from that doesn't make for a great message network.

If conversation on fsxNet is dominated around questions like "Do you like
Campbells soup" or "What do you like about raining days" then the whole 'net turns into a farce.

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