Stan Hoeppner:
> 
> I think most people know when I swing the cluebat that I'm not trying to
> belittle the person on the receiving end, but simply forcefully driving
> home a point.  If I actually intended to hurt someone's feelings I'd
> reply off list.  That makes it personal.  And this is exactly why I
> never do such a thing--because it's *never* personal.

Interesting approach.

I do it the other way round: I discarded many e-mails I had already
written after asking myself whether I would  write the same to the
person privately, instead of on-list. If I feel uneasy about being harsh
in private, I don't do it in public.

J.
-- 
When standing at the top of beachy head I find the rocks below very
attractive.
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