Conference yukon::christian_v7

    re: -.1
    
    Amen, Bob.
    
    I had the exact sentiments after reading through some of note 320.
    
    

I have heard rumors in fact that someone may be monitoring certain notes
conferences and marking the authors and timestamps of notes.  I have known not
a few people who were avid noters and subsequently got laid off.  Whether they
were laid off because they didn't do their job (because of the notes) or
whether someone noticed their frequent postings and recommended them for TFSO,
I cannot say.

Just be careful.

Eric

Checking the links, writers are not the only ones monitored (in case you 
read-onlies think you're incognito).

MM

    This conference is made up of individuals.  You could make the
    difference.   Instead of taking up the time to write more derogatory
    statements, why not take the time to write something edifying?
    
    Each read-only, each participant has the power of the written word at 
    their fingertips in here.  
    

>        Besides, I personally don't think one can have a window	open 
>    	monitoring the notes file responses and also be focused enough
>    	on work for 8 hours to give Digital its due. 
>    
>        I KNOW I can't, from experience.

Bob,
  I have re-read your base note.  This sort of admonishment comes up 
occasionally in this conference and others, and at times we need it.
Having been a moderator for some time, there were days when the time
sink was more than it was worth, and other days where traffic was light.
  There is something to be said for balance, though, which admittedly
is a difficult thing to maintain.  And when it becomes too far out of 
balance, it is time for a check up.  The balance is that I *could*
have a window open all day (while I was a moderator), which was checked 
periodically, such that it seemed as if things were current.  I have 
four decterms and other windows as well (monitoring my system, clock, 
mail, etc).  Balance can be maintained in a multitasking environment.
As for giving Digital its due, one can check my performance record.
I hear what you have said about appearance, and the counterbalance 
of this is judgment on what is seen but not fully understood.  Neither
extreme covers the whole.  As some people in E-mail exchanges can testify,
I am one who can dash off 50 or 60 lines easily, and I apologize to those
who tire after 15 lines.  Some labor to write 24 lines.
  Your admonition is not out of line or wrong; in fact, it is correct, but
it also needs to take balance into account.
  I've been tossing around a statement that I've been wanting to use:

Treat equals equally, individuals individually, and everyone fairly.

I don't expect this to sit well in today's politically correct society,
but I'd be willing to discuss it.

Mark

    The interesting thing to me about Bob's note is the affect it had upon
    entries yesterday.  I'm not pointing this out as a "gotcha".  Rather,
    it seems to me that it served its intended purpose; namely, to get us
    all to think about our own individual witness (since it usually doesn't
    do much good to focus on how everyone elses' witness is ;-).
    
    Mark calls for a need to balance each side of the story, and I agree
    (no surprise there; he used the "b" word ;-).  But no doubt, in weighing 
    all things, many people found that Bob's admonishment was applicable to 
    them personally and they thought twice before acting.  I know I did!
    
    At different times in our lives, we may find ourselves on the end of
    the scale in need of being admonished.  At other times, we may find
    ourselves being used in the role of the admonisher.  Bob would probably
    be the first to tell you that he's had his own struggles in this area
    too (as you can glean from some of his comments in the basenote).
    
    I think it was an imporant reminder and from my own perspective, one to
    obey - NOT for the sake of avoiding some penalty, but for the sake of
    giving *all* to my employer as giving unto Him.  Since this is an area
    in my life in which G-d is working these days, I thought it was very
    timely.
    
    My 2 cents for whatever it's worth...
    
    Steve
    
    

    Gee, the recent silence is the best atmosphere this conference 
    has ever had.

    Hope your all praying !

    Sometimes we need to be quiet and just reflect on Jesus.

    Peace
    Jim

.    Sometimes we need to be quiet and just reflect on Jesus.

 

 Amen, brother.





 Jim

    "Be still and know that I am Lord"

    Revelation 8:1
    
    And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in
    heaven about the space of half an hour.
                                                               

    Re: .-1
    
    If you consider what the "normal" level of activity in heaven must be
    like, that will be one *awesome* silence.
    
    Mark L.