[SEL] Re: SEL ethics

[Listerdiesel]

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:54:16 -0500, "Best, George" <George_Best at adp.com> wrote:
> 
> > I would appreciate any comments on the following.....
> > 
> > I recently posted my thoughts on club badges,in particular 
> > those adopted by my club.These were my  personal opinions and 
> > i sought comments by other SEL members. It seems that someone 
> > on the list took these comments and gave them to a non 
> > subscriber who in turn used them to make a personal attack on 
> > me at a club meeting.
> > Peter Ogborne
> 
> Peter,
> 
> One of the problems with posting views and opinions on the internet is
> that nothing you post is private.  What you post may be used against you
> by someone with opposing views or by someone that just feels the need to
> cause you some grief for your postings.
> 
> If you think some of my postings are bad or controversial, you ought to
> see the ones I write then delete without sending ;-)
> 
> Basically, if you write something, be prepared to accept that others may
> not agree and be willing to defend what you wrote if challenged.
> 
> George

Yes, I would agree with George there, the search engines are very good
at finding and storing old messages and compilations, such that I can
find stuff written back in 1996-97 on the newsgroups without much
trouble, and it is all archived for ever.

Peter
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Peter A Forbes
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