[ANSTHRLD] Re: [ATH] Re: [artheralds] Answering questions

[Francesco da Firenze]

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Teceangl,



I'm one of those lurkers on the list for learning purposes only.  I don't know
if I'll ever have the time to devote to heraldic learning that I once did, so
I lurk on the list to at least attempt to keep the knowledge I had gained
before I went back to college.



I've always found your postings to be very helpful and educational.  Honestly,
I don't always have time to follow every train of thought here, and those that
don't as well can choose the option I do, which is to delete what they don't
want or have time to read.  I personally would feel at a loss if your postings
were stripped of the knowledgable input that you include.



I don't know if it was the original poster that 'ripped into you', but it
didn't sound like it.  Although it's hard sometimes, try and remember that
when someone behaves in that manner, it's about their unresolved personal
issues, it's not about you at all.  There's never a productive reason to begin
a conversation with anger, as that person did to you.  I truly hope this
incident doesn't prevent you from sharing your gifts and knowledge in the
future.  Therefore, I just had to take a moment and let you know that I've
always found your postings to be enjoyable, educational and interesting.
Please keep up the good work!



YIS,

Francesco Antonio da Firenze

(who wouldn't have a registered name and device if it weren't for you fine
people)
>From: "D.Gilmore"
>To: artheralds at yahoogroups.com
>CC: antir-heralds at antir.sca.org, SCAHRLDS , heralds at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [ATH] Re: [artheralds] Answering questions
>Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 13:47:30 -0600
>
>Teceangl,
>
>as far as _I_ am concerned you are doing just fine. I for one am grateful if
>when you add where I can find the information in the future, 'cause, even
though
>I am not a "novice" Herald anymore, I am still learning constantly :) As for
the
>person who ripped into you - well, ya can't please all of the people all of
the
>time...
>
>--
>Für Liebe und Ehre,
>
>Herr Tilke von Lehe
>"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they
may
>start a winning game." -- Johann Wolfgang Goethe
>
>Teceangl wrote:
>
> > An open query to the list:
> >
> > Recently, I responded to a posting on an heraldic mailing list I
> > subscribe to (this narrows it down not at all - I subscribe to every
> > SCA heraldic mailing list I know of) with pointers to the locations
> > in the AH/RfS/Laurel Precedents/Laurel Education articles/mundane sources
> > where the poster might find the answers I gave, and pretty much said,
> > "in future, you may look here for answers".
> >
> > I got pulled into private email and ripped for it. I was told that I
> > made the person asking the question look too stupid to have checked other
> > sources first (the poster had not said anything about having looked
anywhere)
> > and that I made the poster look like a pest. The private email accused me
> > of toning my message in a "don't bother asking in the future" manner.
> >
> > I'm wondering if I come across wrong when I address questions as though
the
> > poster is looking for not only the specific answer, but perhaps trying to
> > learn something. Should we who reply to questions keep our answers to
> > "yes" and "no" rather than actually trying to educate? Should we discount
> > the number of people lurking-to-learn who gain useful information with
> > references to available sources which will not only answer the question at
> > hand, but allow people to find answers in the future?
> >
> > If I sound hurt, I am. I thought folks were on these lists to learn, not
> > just to have other people do their work for them.
> >
> > - Teceangl
> > --
> > Fill your mouth with toothpaste and quack like a duck.
>
>
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