[Artemisia] What you say via electronic means

[Morgan Wolf]

Michael, my boy, you missed the point. Go back thru the Aerie, as far as you like, and re-read all of the posts from Countess Caryn.  I'll bet you a dozen arrows you can't find any rude, impolite posts, no matter how far you go back.

I can honestly say that I have been taken to task for "ripping" on someone that is considered by many to be an example of what is wrong with the SCA, because such ripping is not considered the proper way of dealing with such people.

What is said privately is just that, private.  What is said publically is subject to the scrutiny and interpretation of everyone who "hears" it.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY- why do YOU consider ripping on you to be held in a different light than a popular peer??  Perhaps you should consider that maybe, just maybe, the way others perceive you is not nearly as bad as you like to think.  You may not be quite the martyr you believe yourself to be.

Of course, I could be wrong.



Morgan Blaidd Du
Protege and Ghillie to
Baron James Ulrich MacKellar and
Baroness Rachel Ashton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wayne Hamberg 
  To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org 
  Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:38 PM
  Subject: [Artemisia] What you say via electronic means


  > While the Crown is considering this, they have a couple of Pelicans
  > say "check out what he just posted on the Aerie". They do so, and
  > find that Melvin has just nailed someone hide to the door, in a very
  > blunt manner.

  1) Doing this is an exclusionary tactic and will only be used as an
     excuse to not to give somebody an award.  By the vary nature of
     online communication it is typically blunt, poorly written and
     even the most well intentioned comment can sound negative.

  2) This standard isn't going to be universally applied.  Somebody
     ripping on a popular peer might won't be held in the same light
     as say somebody ripping on me.  Is there a difference?  No!  So
     why would anybody even suggest a standard that isn't going to
     be fair and honorable to all regardless of rank.

  3) It's not what is said publically what you need to worry about
     but what is said privately.  Politicans will kiss babies and tell
     you what they think you want to hear while stealing your lollipop.
     Just because somebody is saying something publically doesn't mean
     others aren't saying far worse privately.

  Michael



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