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Subject:Re: ADMIN: Don't start down this road From:Beth Agnew <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 05 Feb 2003 15:11:05 -0500
I think it's less about agendas and accusatory/defensive postures than
it is about understanding we're all human, and giving people a little
consideration that sometimes, yes, we do get emotional about things that
have happened, and maybe don't choose our words carefully enough in
every situation. We seem to make a lot of assumptions about people based
on their posts, and I'd wager that most of those assumptions are wildly
incorrect. The world climate is such that we need to cut each other some
slack and be more inclusive rather than divisive.
Sometimes we can't "just stay out of it"; yet fearing that what we say
will be misinterpreted keeps many intelligent, thoughtful people from
offering valuable commentary. If we cannot, somewhere, discuss
multinational issues, then how can we ever reach a mutual understanding?
The very things we abhor - racism, xenophobia - will continue.
Eric is right to pre-empt any discussion that is not acceptable on this
list. I agree with Mike that the door was slammed shut with perhaps more
intensity than was necessary to achieve the end. But I don't see any
sinister motivation in what any of the participants have said.
--Beth
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Beth Agnew
Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Toronto, Ontario
416.491.5050 x3133
beth -dot- agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca
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