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here are the rules of forum ettiquette that were posted here a couple of years ago. Rule 1: Remember the Human Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth Rule 5: Make yourself look good online Rule 6: Share expert knowledge Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy Rule 9: Don't abuse your power Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes for elaborations: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
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Thanks, tsuwm. I, especially, need to hope that others will go by #10.
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So basically it boils down to "Type unto others as you hope they would type unto you."?
Thanks Tsuwm, a reminder every once in a while is good for all of us.
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Er--shouldn't that be Respect other peoples' privacy?
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peoples' privacy?Don't think so, Jackie. People is already plural, so 's makes it possessive. To me, people s means nations or tribes or other such groups; people refers to individuals. Could be wrong, but that's how I see it. 
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Jackie said: Thanks, tsuwm. I, especially, need to hope that others will go by #10. Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes Jackie then said: Er--shouldn't that [ Rule 8 ] be Respect other people s' privacy? Me: Right on, Jackie , mistakes need tending. These ten rules are excellent rules for others...but not for thee, nor me. Right? 
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Ah, but it IS different if I'm pointing out a mistake made by somebody I don't know.
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(back to language:)
Except it wasn't a mistake. As Nancy pointed out.
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people's or peoples'
or could you just say "the privacy of others"?
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In agreement with NancyK:
people's: Fine just that way.
Tangent: However, if we were writing about the peoples of the world, as in various, disparate cultures, we could speak about the peoples' mistakes, for example, in understanding each other. I enjoy using the word 'peoples' because it sounds incorrect though it can be correct. My joys are often idiotic.
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Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes "The privacy of others" doesn't work well in Rule 10: "Be forgiving of the privacy of others." It's fun to try to pry the meaning out of that one! (gonold'--I'm just messin' around here!)
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 oops! (well, you should forgive people for their privacy, I suppose...if they...uh...nevermind!)
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