12-31-2009, 03:54 AM
Bob,
The topic of furloughs was not the issue, it is the act of just cutting and pasting a press release with no additional commentary on the topic. If you had posted a link and offered your insight on the furloughs and how you think it relates to the Hawaii job market for teachers I wouldn't have said a thing.
Just cutting and pasting entire articles or press releases is a lazy way to participate in a forum discussion, it isn't using your own words or ideas, but instead turns the forum into a wire service and degrades the quality of the discussion. It is also a technique frequently used by mean spirited trolls to start up the sort of vitriolic discussions that either require moderators to step in or destroy the community feel of many forums. So when a new member of Puna web starts off by cutting and pasting instead of offering their own words and thoughts it is a huge red flag for me.
I disagree with much that is in your new post, but they are your words and opinions and you have every right to express them here.
Carol
Edited to add: Judging from his posts on the building thread the original poster is not a teacher but a building contractor.
The topic of furloughs was not the issue, it is the act of just cutting and pasting a press release with no additional commentary on the topic. If you had posted a link and offered your insight on the furloughs and how you think it relates to the Hawaii job market for teachers I wouldn't have said a thing.
Just cutting and pasting entire articles or press releases is a lazy way to participate in a forum discussion, it isn't using your own words or ideas, but instead turns the forum into a wire service and degrades the quality of the discussion. It is also a technique frequently used by mean spirited trolls to start up the sort of vitriolic discussions that either require moderators to step in or destroy the community feel of many forums. So when a new member of Puna web starts off by cutting and pasting instead of offering their own words and thoughts it is a huge red flag for me.
I disagree with much that is in your new post, but they are your words and opinions and you have every right to express them here.
Carol
Edited to add: Judging from his posts on the building thread the original poster is not a teacher but a building contractor.
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb