[HPforGrownups] An Elfly Reminder

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 157055

On 8/16/06, Katherine Coble <k.coble at comcast.net> wrote:
> Perhaps the elfly reminder should have gone to the individual in
> question and not the whole list.
>
> I've been on this group for YEARS--sometimes I post frequently,
> mostly I just lurk.   I appreciate all the work the list-elves do.
> But I have to say that this group IS HPforGrownups, and sometimes I
> feel that with all the monitoring,  the group loses sight of that
> little "grownups" part of the name.
>
> Grownups sometimes say "smart-ass".  Grown-ups also have vigorous
> exchanges.   This group, although ostensibly for "Grownups" seems to
> be given over to treating all the Grown-ups as though they are 12.
>
> Sorry.  Just my opinion.

I agree. I toned it down a lot in my own reply to the reminder, since
I replied publicly to the other issue raised (see OTChatter) and
didn't want to offend people. But to be honest, I do object to us
being treated like children. The moment that becomes policy (I'm
hoping that right now it's just a few overzealous moderators) we may
as well disband entirely.

And, truth be told, he _was_ being one. He didn't just point out what
he perceived to be a flaw in my argument, he snipped things
selectively and removed vital context to make it look like I was
directly contradicting myself.