Conference hydra::dejavu

643.0. "Remember: This is an Open Conference" by ERASER::KALLIS (Just everybody please calm down...) Mon Feb 01 1988 12:32

    
                           -<A stitch in time ...>- 
    
    The DEJAVU Notes Conference in particular is a special
    Conference.  It is, however, a public conference, meaning 
    that it can be accessed by any Digital employee on the network 
    with a system running VAXnotes software.
    
    This means that though we may know who the "active" noters
    are, we don't know how large the audience of "read only" readers
    are.
    
    Many of the subjects written of in DEJAVU can be called
    controvial.  And some folk have trouble handling controversy.  While
    the last thing anyone wants to do is stifle discussion of issues,
    it's important to remember that when each of us "speaks," lots of
    people "listen."  And not everybody may understand what we're trying
    to say.
    
    It's probably a good idea to consider this Conference like
    any open forum.  If you have something of an intensely personal nature
    to share, it might be a good idea to share it via VAXmail rather
    than in public. This will help to ensure that it won't be
    misinterpreted.  
    
    This is not an invitation to become paranoid, but just a gentle
    reminder that DEJAVU is a public forum.  So if you'd
    be uncomfortable posting what you'd say in creating or responding
    to a note as hard copy on a bulletin board near some heavily
    trafficked area, like a cafeteria or library, you should probably 
    be uncomfortable posting it in this Conference.  If you have that 
    kind of note/response in mind, remember, there is more than 
    one way to say to make your point.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.