Bahai Etiqutte on the SRB

The following message was sent twice. The first time (5/20 7:50AM_ I got
notification that it was received, but no notification that it was approve
or not (said to be against SRB rules, they always either approve or
dis-approve never just "lose" them on purpose.) The second time (5/21 10:50
AM) I received the rejection quoted below.
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First off, Albert, thanks so much for agreeing to run through this subject
in public with me. It adds weight to the subject having you on board as one
of the originators because of your high status of SRB monitor, and your
reasoned an even approach to all you do.

So lets start with the first matter at hand. You want us to make a policy
and explain why telling someone what they would say, as in "You would advise
disobedience to the Universal House of Justice" without evidence that the
person would in fact advise something like that, or evidence that they had
said something to that effect.

Let's assume that we all want to be polite and Baha'i-like. If that is the
case then we shouldn't, for example, tell people what they would say. It is
a very common occurrence, but it is not polite, in my opinion. It is like
if you and I were talking about, say, Baha'i etiquette in this thread and I
said "Albert, you don't care anything about etiquette". The better, more
polite way to handle the issue would be to say "Albert, do you care about
etiquette?" Or "If you care about etiquette wouldn't you stop putting words
in people's mouths?" Do you see the difference?

In any case, what do you think? Where should we go from here?

One of my pet peeves that I have never stated before, is when people say
"what do you think" without stating what they think. Often they are trying
to trap people into saying something they know is wrong so that they can
pounce later. So I always strive to provide my opinion when I ask other's
their opinions.

In that spirit I wish to provide my opinion: I think we could make a list of
offenses and a clear way of pointing out behavior that just isn't polite.

And thanks! --Kent

Kent Johnson wrote:
Hi Albert.

"albertv" <ajv2003@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:126k2n1mjrb7a0a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You, Kent, would advice disobedience in the spirit but not the letter.<

First of all that is not a nice thing to say.

Why not Kent.


I don't tell you what you would advise, so please don't tell me what I
would
advise. I think it is safe to say that you have no idea what I would say
to
just about any situation.

That true, I don't predict the future.


Maybe we should start a thread on Baha'i etiquette. Would you join me in
such an endeavor?

Secondly, I find it very difficult to follow when you cut into my words to
reply. Can you please quote me, put some sort of mark to close the quote,
then respond on a new line?

That is not the norm in usenet.


Thanks. --Kent



Thanks. --Albert
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Rejection:
Kent, If you want to take this up with Albert personally that's fine, but
this is getting personal. Everyone here could use a dose of diplomacy and
things are said in words that could be better choosen most of the time. It
would be best to give others the benefit of the doubt when you read what
people say and not take things so personally. The impression you have given
me over time is you like to bait people with controversy, but then cry foul
when someone reacts negatively. My impression may be incorrect, but I'm sure
I'm not the only one that has this impression. -Mod





Your message has been rejected because it is off topic of the moderated
group soc.religion.bahai and its email echo bahai-faith.

Postings to SRB must relate to the beliefs and teachings of the Baha'i
Faith.



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