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Re: List flames, system control characteristics
- To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
- Subject: Re: List flames, system control characteristics
- From: Dan Resler <resler at liberty_mas.vcu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:24:46 -0400
- In-Reply-To: <no.id>; from psears at nrn1_NRCan.gc.ca on Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 09:33:53AM -0400
- Mail-Followup-To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
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On Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 09:33:53AM -0400, Paul Sears wrote:
> So, you've just read the latest APD, and you're _really_ mad at the *$%@#
> who got things wrong, insulted you and was generally infuriating. You can't
> _wait_ to reply....
>
> How about waiting 24 hours before posting _anything_? That will slow things
> down, and probably reduce the gain in the system, because the reply will be
> milder than an immediate one would have been.
This is good advice, though I confess to not heeding it at times. My
cardinal rules, born out of many screwups: don't post if you're angry
or drunk, and don't read any personal email from Booth around April
1st.
Works for me. <grin>
dan
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Dan Resler email: dresler at vcu_edu
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA