[thelist] One blowhard, hundreds of cubic feet of hot air

[Ben Henick]

On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Madhu Menon wrote:

> 3) Other list members don't forget rude conduct easily. The next time you
> ask for help, you could find yourself getting the silent treatment from
> list members. They're also less likely to take your opinions seriously. Is
> that what you want? I don't think so.

And that, folks, is no kidding.  Those of you who react strongly to Joe
Clark's posts on webdesign-l (even though he posts all of half-a-dozen
times a year) know exactly what I'm talking about (though in fact it's
because of an attitude other than plain rudeness).

More to the point, when I get snippy on this list some of you have been
known to ask, in effect "wassa matta" - which means a lot.

People notice - and they remember.


Thanks,
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