[Sigia-l] TMI

[Russ Unger]

> > I would not know how you could have that, but it happens 
> all the time.
> 
> If you don't know, why do you insult me by calling me a 
> spammer? Shame on
> you. 

Because SPAM is annoying; a nuisance.  Just like I would consider it to
be SPAM if some book author came to the list and continually reminded us
of their new book or article. Once is enough; we get it.

You know full well how strong your tactics are on this list, so why
don't you start by apologizing to the list and admitting that you made a
mistake? You're very critical of a lot of the activity on this list, so
why is it that you find it so difficult to own up to one of your own?

> FYI, I have absolutely zero commercial interest in "Blink". 
> How the heck
> could I? When I first mentioned it, the book wasn't even 
> published yet. It
> finally came out about three weeks ago. I think it's a great 
> book for IAs to
> read. If you read it and think otherwise, say so. If you didn't, that
> shouldn't give the license to insult me out of nowhere.

And I think that informing us of the book and quoting nearly the exact
same content once is plenty if that is your opinion. If I wanted to read
it, I would have earmarked it after your quoted comments--yet again with
no real background information to support it, just a blind email with
some quotes--when they were received the first time.

Insult?  No, it's an annoyance to receive the same information multiple
times--then, okay, why are you ANNOYING the list?  Better?  If you don't
want to see such behavior returned, do not repeat the activity which
caused it. If it were a mistake and you did not intend to send nearly
the exact information to the list twice--and you admitted that and
apologized for it, I'd be happy to retract my comment, chalk it up to
human error and extend my own apologies.  But we haven't yet gotten
there, have we?

Bah. Extend some courtesies to everyone else if you wish to start
getting them in return.  I've been here long enough and taken part in
enough conversations to understand that your own dealings with others
has prevented new users from feeling comfortable enough to speak.  It's
crap, and when someone finally calls you on it, you get sensitive.
Maybe now, as a good IA, you'll learn from the experience and apply it
as you move forward on this and any other forms of communication.
Frankly, I've had it and have seen enough.

To the list: I apologize for perpetuating this thread. I don't mean to
"go out in a blaze of glory" but a boiling point has been reached and I
need a time-out away from some of these often unneccessarily over-heated
conversations (like this one).