Calming Down: Message from a moderator

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Hi everyone,

Looks as if we have indeed moved past a little moment of heightened tension on

the board -- good job and nice diplomatic work to all!

At this point, let's move all relationship issues to private conversations

between parties, or to the chat list: e.g., if you want to coment on how you

FEEL about someone's post or advice on a personal level, do it personally unless

you believe that a public response is safer and/or appropriate to the dynamics

of the group as a whole. Also, consider that those posts might be more

appropriate on the new 'chat' list.

We're getting a lot of messages lately about how people feel about one another

and how we feel about the 'tone' of advice we've been given and we get; the

moderators have gotten some negative feedback about that trend.

So let's back to business. Also, please think twice before sliding into the

profane . . . not that we'd ban that or that we're censoring, but it's common

courtesy to use very polite language when one's writing will be read by over 500

people.

Thanks to all!

B