[Steppes] When Email Escapes!!

[Steppes Seneschal]

Some people make more mistakes than others.  It is quite easy in fact
to use language with a friend that a secondary party might be offended
by.  The change I suggested it not intended to offer a haven for
snarky comments.  It is a suggestion to promote privacy, and limit
email traffic to only the intended receiver, nothing more.

As I said, I have made this mistake.  It usually involved nothing of a
snarky nature, but was not intended to be viewed by the entire world. 
Be glad that you have been fortuate enough to have avoided such a
mistake.  Also, please be aware that there are many people that are
not bold enough to state their true opinion in public, but feel secure
enough to do so through email.

I take it that you are not in favor of adding this safeguard to
prevent  unintended email accidents, and lessen general email traffic.
 Am I correct in this?



On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:36:18 -0600, Michael Smith
<morganbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have this policy.  I don't say anything in an email that I wouldn't say in
> person or to the person to whom I refer.  Further, I don't send anything in
> what I ***KNOW*** is a private email that I would mind seeing posted to a
> list or read to the subject.  Why?  Because you never know what may happen
> once you hit "send" anyway.  I think this is a better policy than doing
> something to help people who are making snarkey comments from looking
> foolish in public.  I just think it's social Darwinism.  There are people
> who can't seem to learn that gossip and hurtful comments aren't nice.  The
> occasional self imposed negative reinforcement is the only thing that keeps
> some of them in check.  Sorry if I've offended anyone, but that's just my
> opinion.
> 
> Morgan
>