Face the fact, this is a problem with almost if not all web lists... at least that I've seen, and the fact is to survive in this internet world, you have to be able to grin and bear it to survive at all it seems. You're never going to be able to change some people, but it would be nice if they treated you as well on the list as they would if they were actually out birding with you, I don't think you would have the problems that do exit if they kept that in mind, would I have said that to the person or treated them that way if I had run into them in the field and not just demeaning that person in the "safety" of the unseen world of the web.
Jeanne
--- On Tue, 12/13/11, Paul Gardner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Paul Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ohio-birds Netiquette [Was: Reporting Ohio Rarities]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 9:57 AM
Ohio-birds does have formal guidelines. They can be found here:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/publications/emaillist.php
In a nutshell, if your post is about Ohio birds or birding, and isn't about hunting, outdoor cats or politics, isn't an advertisement, and it isn't disrespectful of others, then it is appropriate for the list. No one has the right to tell you that you are too perky or too banal. However, this is an internet forum, so you can be sure that eventually someone will object to whatever you're doing. That's just the internet. The proper response to such people is "Use your delete key".
Ohio-birds is also a community, so we will evolve community standards. To have a say in what those standards will be, you have to be part of the community. If you let a rude person run you off with a private email, then the rude people get to define the standards. I would hope that we won't let that happen. There are rude people in the Ohio-birds community, but there are many more helpful, nice people. Stick around and help the nice people.
I disagree with my friend Andy's suggestion that private flames be posted to the list. I don't think private emails should ever be made public. That falls in the "two wrongs don't make a right category". Furthermore, the list guidelines state explicitly that discussions of the appropriateness of a post are themselves inappropriate. The offending emails should be sent to the list manager (contact info in the link above), who will hopefully deal with the matter privately.
Happy birding and posting to everyone.
Holiday cheers,
Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH
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