[RP TownTalk] FW: on tone & substance

[novella sargusingh]

Hello Everyone,




I have spent some time catching up on emails since my return from vacation and this is the first time that I have felt a need to speak up concerning some of the comments being made on TownTalk.  I enjoy reading everyone's emails and being kept informed on issues concerning the town through TownTalk.  I seldom have enough time to sit down and read the Town Crier when it arrives but I will open a email from TownTalk right away.  For example the emails over the last two weeks concerning a rise in our taxes was very helpful in trying to figure out my own  very large property tax increase.  Dwight I concur with you, this is not the forum to bring anyone down or belittled our elected officials, I find that very offensive!!  This should be the forum to keep everyone up to date with everyday issues concerning Riverdale Park and not used as a place to trash one another, our elected officials have enough on their hands running this town without being disrespected as well!



Thanks A Million!
 
   Novella , Ward 3 



  

> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:39:53 -0400
> From: dwightrholmes at gmail.com
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] on tone & substance
> 
> I feel compelled to step in here and make an appeal to everyone to
> please follow TownTalk guidelines (which I believe are consistent with
> general 'netiquette' guidelines).
> 
> Specifically, please make sure to avoid personal, ad hominem attacks
> (including insinuations and innuendos). Discussion, including heated
> discussion, of the substance of the issues is of course o.k. To
> comment overtly or implicitly that the ability of others to adequately
> comprehend the issues is not.
> 
> I have asked the the list be put on moderation status for the time
> being. This means I will get to review all posts before approving
> them. The sooner we can return to normal operations, the happier I'll
> be!
> 
> The guidelines are available to read here:
> http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk
> 
> A relevant excerpt from the guidelines:
> 
> 1. Posters may not attack other list members for their choices or
> opinions, although they may suggest that certain opinions are worth
> evaluating or that there may be other points of view. We don't flame
> here - we respect the opinions of our fellow citizens. Because respect
> doesn't always mean saying "I agree", it's important to phrase
> challenges in such a way that it is clear that it is not the worth of
> the writer you are questioning, but rather the validity of the idea.
> What is a flame? It is important to recognize that to disagree
> respectfully, or to politely request a change of behavior, is not to
> "flame".
> 
> Dwight Holmes
> Volunteer Moderator, TownTalk
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