[R-390] Anti freeze

[Charles Steinmetz]

Barry wrote:

>Good gosh, man. You need to listen to yourself. You're beginning to 
>sound like Richard Simmons.  Fer crying out loud, this ain't the Oprah list.

It's a matter of boundaries.  There are some things one should simply 
never say, period.  There are things one should say only when one is 
in the company of close family or other like-minded people.  And 
there are things it is appropriate to say in public.

I think the trouble with contentious OT list posts arises mostly 
because some of us get to feeling that the list is a cosy little club 
of like-minded people, all of whom share their own personal 
viewpoint, their prejudices, and their sense of humor about 
everything.  But it's not -- it's a not-so-little group of people who 
are like-minded ONLY in that they are interested in R390/390A 
receivers and closely related topics.  Beyond that, their viewpoints 
and prejudices and senses of humor -- on religion, politics, music, 
patriotism, guns, abortion, gay marriage, Israel vs. Palestine, Fox 
vs. MSNBC, .45 vs. 9mm, computer operating systems, and all other 
contentious topics -- are as varied as any other slice of the general public.

So, what one posts here should adhere to the rules for what it is 
appropriate to say in public, NOT what may be said only when one is 
in the company of close family or other like-minded people.  The 
comments on the antifreeze thread were the latter, not the former 
(and some might even argue that they were things one should simply 
never say, period).

The posters to whom I was referring either mistakenly assumed that 
the list comprises only other like-minded people, so they felt it was 
acceptable to say here what they would not say in public; OR they 
have no clue what is acceptable to say in public.  Either way, the 
good people of the list should not have to put up with it.

Best regards,

Charles