[epub] How *not* to win friends and influence people

["Paul Myers" <arkham@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Tombo,"

Why am I not surprised to see this post come through without
a real name attached to it? Yet another case of a vicious
person with monitor muscles and the fearlessness of the
anonymous.


> Do you realize you are now spamming the list here
> with your ebook?

Education time, Tombo...

Posts to a moderated list are, by definition, not spam. If
the moderator approves them, they're acceptable regardless
of the content.

If the list is not moderated and the owner decides the post
is not spam, it's not spam. Just like you get to decide
what's acceptable speech in your own living room.

Mani's post would not be considered spam by any moderator
I've ever known. And in the 14 years I've been playing in
this little ballpark, I've known more than a few.


> Please learn some etiquette.

Physician, heal thyself. There's a dose of the indicated
treatment above, for starters.

Do you know who Mani is, or what he does?

He's a pediatric heart surgeon. That means that he gives
children a chance to live who would otherwise *DIE*.

Ever known a sick child, Tombo? Mani, and others like him,
are the answer to the prayers of that child and his or her
parents.

I've read his book. It's going to heal the hearts of a lot
of adults in a great deal of pain.

He tried to pass on a lesson he learned the hard way. He
made a minor mistake, and got a minor slap for it. He took
it to heart because he cares about people and doesn't want
to do things that will hurt or annoy them. And he tried to
help others to avoid the same problem.

That's the person you called a spammer.


> You are the reason people are sick of spammers
> and reporting them daily to SpamCop.

Ah yes. SpamCop. Preferred by anonymous and malicious ...
users ... the world around.


> If anyone wants info on SpamCop, let me know.
> It works wonders. One complaint and the offending
> party is shut down. No questions asked.

You really should get on a Clue supplement, Tombo. You're
way under the recommended daily allowance.

First, SpamCop is a reporting tool. Nothing else. A
seriously broken one, that allows silly people to try and
make issues over (often faked) complaints, without having to
attach their names to them.

Contrary to your naive beliefs, SpamCop doesn't shut down
anything. Some providers treat the complaints the same way
they would any other. Some ignore them as a matter of
policy.

Mani has dedicated his life to helping the sick, both
physically and emotionally. He's a perfect example of the
kind of person who leaves the world a much better and
happier place for his having been here.

Your post shows quite the opposite effect. This is the kind
of poisonous drivel that would take all the joy out of life,
if we didn't all recognise it for what it is.


> http://www.EmotionPrism.com

I highly recommend this book. And no, I am not an affiliate
for it or in any other way associated with the project.


Paul
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