Email I got from a friend at work- (I added nothing)

mousepod · 02-28-2005, 03:12 PM

I've been lurking in this thread for a while, so I guess I'll jump in with my 2 cents.

Nephythys, I don't think you should edit out any of the text of an email you pass to the group. However, if you feel that the text echoes your sentiment but goes overboard with its manner, it might be helpful if you would say that in your initial post. For you to post something as "an email I got ... (I added nothing)" with no other explanation might lead a reader to believe (me included) that both the style and substance of the original email reflects your feelings. In that situation, I would imagine that the responses would hurt your feelings, but given the mordacious nature of the original email, I would imagine that you'd deserve it.

If you expected the discussion of the contents of the email to go a certain way, you could have done a much better job of setting up the conversation.

I must admit that I find your metaphor of someone yelling in a car to be a little off. If a passenger in my car dumped the contents of a letter he received in my lap and said "Look what I got! Neat spiders!" I'd yell a lot and expect that the misguided passenger to deal with my feelings.

Anyway, I'm always eager to hear other people's opinions. At worst, they make my own convictions stronger. At best, they open my mind. Please keep posting.

wendybeth · 02-28-2005, 03:19 PM

I'm fairly certain that if I go to a site that is conservative in nature and post an e-mail that is comprised of Al Franken or Michael Moore statements, I'd get seriously stomped. I doubt very much there would be any sort of constructive discourse. I get tons of e-mails like the OP, and I'm sure everyone else does as well.

02-28-2005, 03:12 PM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I've been lurking in this thread for a while, so I guess I'll jump in with my 2 cents. Nephythys, I don't think you should edit out any of the text of an email you pass to the group. However, if you feel that the text echoes your sentiment but goes overboard with its manner, it might be helpful if you would say that in your initial post. For you to post something as "an email I got ... (I added nothing)" with no other explanation might lead a reader to believe (me included) that both the style and substance of the original email reflects your feelings. In that situation, I would imagine that the responses would hurt your feelings, but given the mordacious nature of the original email, I would imagine that you'd deserve it. If you expected the discussion of the contents of the email to go a certain way, you could have done a much better job of setting up the conversation. I must admit that I find your metaphor of someone yelling in a car to be a little off. If a passenger in my car dumped the contents of a letter he received in my lap and said "Look what I got! Neat spiders!" I'd yell a lot and expect that the misguided passenger to deal with my feelings. Anyway, I'm always eager to hear other people's opinions. At worst, they make my own convictions stronger. At best, they open my mind. Please keep posting. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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02-28-2005, 03:19 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I'm fairly certain that if I go to a site that is conservative in nature and post an e-mail that is comprised of Al Franken or Michael Moore statements, I'd get seriously stomped. I doubt very much there would be any sort of constructive discourse. I get tons of e-mails like the OP, and I'm sure everyone else does as well. __________________
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