Re: [Harp-L] re: lurkers

[Sherman Family <shermfam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess I'm a lurker too but I get so much out of reading the posts and replies.  Often there are about which I've wondered but didn't quite know how to formulate a question.  So, thanks to all.


Kathy

> On May 31, 2014, at 15:10, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I invite all lurkers to jump in and enjoy this wonderful forum.
> 
> My experience on Internet forums and email lists has been very successful.
> I rarely see anything that looks like a poke, and I hope none of my posts
> have sounded like one. (Religious and political forums excepted)
> 
> Thicker skin is probably a good idea. Also, gently kindly questioning off
> list to the person you think you have received a Barb from.
> 
> Many times the writer will admit to having flown off the handle.
> 
> I think we are a micro-model for international diplomacy. (Whoops,
> META ALERT).
> 
> One social skill is probably writing "I think" rather than an absolute "it
> is."
> 
> I don't think there is necessarily a life span for an Internet group, even
> with evidence of some closing.
> 
> Robert Hale
> Mesa, Arizona
> 
> 
> 
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> Robert Hale