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[Christian Einfeldt]

hi

On Jan 25, 2008 4:06 PM, Paul Reiber <reiber at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> In the greater scheme of things, SVLUG's success will depend on its
> ability to continually attract new interested parties.  I'm unsure
> whether appointments vs. elections would affect that... but I am sure
> that fear of being publicly dressed down for incompetence will indeed
> dissuade some otherwise capable and interested individuals from
> participating in SVLUG.
>

This is a valid point.  There was a time where I lurked because I felt
rebuked by a sharp comment that Rick made very early on when I posted to one
of the lists that Rick is on.  But I thought that if I just sat back and
became familiar with the people on the list, I would see if it was something
that I said that was off base, or if it was just Rick's style.  After
lurking for a while, I came to see that Rick is sometimes curt with
everyone.  No one is perfect.  And yes, Rick's style might intimidate some
people, but unfortunately, this is not a perfect world.  Hopefully, the
various personalities on this list can balance each other out.

I often don't know what I am talking about since I am still learning, and I
know that can irritate people, probably including Rick.  And yet, I am such
a creampuff that I never intimidate anyone, and I am good at making newbies
feel welcome.  So hopefully there is a balance if we can just learn to
accept each other a bit more.
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