That's funny Carol: what you just said echoes a central tenent of Quaker meetings: talkative people should aim to restrain themselves, and restrained people should aim to talk more :-)

Sent from my phone: please forgive any typos or terseness. Please also forgive top-posting; I can't do in-line replies from my phone.

On Feb 12, 2011 3:17 PM, <carolmooredc@verizon.net> wrote:
> Number one rule, practice self control: don't reply to list unless it's
> important for everyone to know,not just that you want them to know it
> ;-) Otherwise, reply to individual poster or not at all. Of course
> this applies more to the more assertive posters.
>
> However, if one is generally reluctant to post, thinking one's
> contributions are not important enough, one should not be discouraged by
> this. And the fact there is less gratuitous posting may mean more
> reluctant posters feel more free to post.
>
> Also self-control cuts down on eventual debate on what should or should
> not have been moderated.
>
> Carol in dc
>
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