[RP TownTalk] Off forum emails

[kathy galleher]

Lou
 I can share why I sometimes send off-forum emails (and just for the record, I 
haven't sent any to you).  It has to do with my sense of courtesy/politeness. 

If someone has shared an opinion in a way that I find offensive or upsetting or 
disrespectful or problematic in some way, I will likely send them a note 
off-forum.  For me it's better to raise my concern privately, rather than risk a 
neighbor feeling publicly embarrassed by my concern or comment being posted in a 
place where everyone sees it.  It's not meant to protect my own anonymity when I 
do it, just to address a concern in a more direct, but less public way.  To me 
this also avoids the escalation that can often happen in the TownTalk forum 
(such as the discussion on Dumms a few months ago).
So I think there is value in not sharing all responses in the public forum.
Kathy




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