Well said. Randy On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 7:36 PM, lou jost <loujost@yahoo.com> wrote: > I really like the quirky side-roads often taken by our posters. In fact I > often find them more interesting than the straight bulb stuff. Really, > nobody needs to read these off-topic posts; their subject headings provide > clear warnings, so that the pure bulbophiles will not waste the ten seconds > it takes to read the post. I hope that none of our more expansive > contributors self-censor themselves to keep the list "pure". > I also urge people not to be offended by bluster. So what if somebody > goes ballistic about a spelling error? Learn from it if you want, ignore it > if you prefer, but don't take it personally. When something like this > happens, he or she is actually blustering about some abstract principle > that really has very little to do with you. After all, the person really > doesn't know you. Be brave. The internet can't hurt you, rather it is a > refreshing place where people can criticize and learn from each other > openly and safely. It is ok to make a fool of ourselves now and then. Who > cares?? > Lou > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- * * A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. - Thomas Paine --- * *