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Anu, are you listening?
That's the problem. He's not. We've asked questions of him before and received no response. It's obvious that he plays no part in this board unless he's disguised as someone else.
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Just back from lovely fishy watery holidays. Far too laid back to concentrate on the more than 300 posts that have bubbled around while I was away. I'm glad to see you've been addressing one of my worries about referring back to old posts. That does seem to be part of the fun. I like the idea of adding links to old posts but note the problem tsuwm had about the impact of long urls.
I’m glad that some people found a loose framework of guiding principles useful. I would hate to see a formal rulebook, recording air-misses (as tsuwm mentions).
I suppose we should let this thread sink until anyone sees the need to discuss it again.
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Anu, are you listening?
That's the problem. He's not.
My dear--just because our revered Anu does not post
responses does not mean he's not paying attention.
As a matter of fact, I happen to know that he does watch.
(No, I do not have any kind of "inside track". Max knows how.) I have absolute faith that he has his own good reasons for not participating actively.
Anyone who posts a word against that man will find out that my response will make my John Denver defense seem like a walk in the park, by comparison .
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Hi xara,
I'm not sure I would have appreciated a reading of the rules when I first entered this forum. I loved jiggling about and trying to find my footing. When you jump into something, feet-first and unafraid, aren’t you more apt to be yourself in that context.
If rules are pushed upon you from the start, they can make the forum seem rigid and uninviting – two things that AWAD Talk is evidently not. A person that is not of the character to self impose rules of civility would not follow those rules anyway.
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I suppose whether you prefer a prestated list of rules has quite a bit to do with what type of person you are. I am self conscious around strangers. Especially if they Might be smarter (better educated) than me. For that reason, I'm less likely to just jump feet first into something I don't quite understand. Perhaps rules aren't quite what we need sent to all the newbies (strangers?) but rather more of an explanation of how things work. Even if it had simply been technical information, 'when you push this button this happens, and if you type blue in square brackets your text turns blue' that would have helped me to get on my feet wet. It wouldn't necessarily need to be limited to that. A suggested guidelines for the rules of conduct could be included, or explanations for how to find things.
Yes, you might be more yourself if not presented with 'rules' but for those of us who don't care to wander blindly through things, some how-to's would be very helpful. Whatever was sent out could be worded such that it is both informative and unimposing. And for those who don't care for what they read, let them ignore it.
(After spell checking my post I am reminded how confusing 'Enigma' can be until you realize what a strange little world the poor thing must live in to come up with such strange corrections. That would be another thing worth explaining in our proposed Welcome letter.)
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Anu provides an e-mail address. Perhaps if one attempts to elicit a response from him through these postings and fails, it would be wise to shift to direct e-mail.
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Are you sure that would be a wise idea? As Jackie noted, Anu does keep his (her?) eye on things.
If we are all really anxious for newcomers to be 'greeted' with a sort of protocol FAQ, why not post it in the 'info and announcement' section. Things don't move quite so quickly there, and any newcomer can be directed there by one or other old timer (who certainly will not cavil at the opportunity to add to the post count!).
While I appreciate the spirit behind the original guidelines, and will certainly follow them where I can, I would not like newcomers to feel that this is some kind of 'follow these or else' decalogue.
cheer
the sunshine warrior
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Perhaps I should have written it 'Anu-spam'?
Talking to myself again. Mutter, mumble...millennium hand and shrimp...
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If we are all really anxious for newcomers to be 'greeted' with a sort of protocol FAQ, why not post it in the 'info and announcement' section.
I like this idea. It lets Anu continue his Ea role, letting his children make their own music, without direct intervention. Hopefully none will prove willing to play Melkor!
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