1) No anonymous posts please. If you don’t have the courage of your own
\nconvictions, then don’t post. By this I mean that I don’t mind what
\nyour screen name is, but if when I click on that name it doesn’t lead
\nme to a real name and a real blog or website and a real person, then
\nyou should not be posting on this site. <\/p>\n
2) Blogs can serve a
\nlot of different purposes but this one is not intended for mere
\nventing, mere ad hominem arguments, and disrespectful tone or comments.
\nI expect the discussion to be civil, even if it becomes somewhat
\nheated. The goal is light, not heat in any case. Ask good questions–
\ndon’t try to produce a visceral response through a rude remark. I don’t
\nmind irony, tongue in cheek, and a little good-natured sarcasm, but
\nridicule and the like is not humane, never mind Christian.<\/p>\n
3)
\nTry and be concise and clear. Don’t just ramble on ad nauseum. As
\nAlexander Pope said “Perspicuity is the chiefest virtue of a style.” My
\nstudents often ask me what will happen if they go over the page limit
\non their papers. I tell them, you will find a comment on the bottom of
\nthe last expected page which says “This was a good paper, but it ended
\nrather abruptly.”<\/p>\n
4) Save non-related and personal comments for
\nsome other means of communication, such as ordinary email. Stick to the
\nsubject at hand, or corollary subjects.<\/p>\n
5) Read the exhortation in James 3.3-11 before posting anything. In other words, curb your tongue.<\/p>\n
6)
\nNormal discussions on a particular topic will run for 3-4 days, or
\npossibly a week. Then its time to move on. If you come late to dinner,
\nyou should expect leftovers, not the main course. Nor should you expect
\na response.<\/p>\n
7) If you have good information to share, share it.
\nShowing off, show-boating, pontificating on the basis of feelings but
\nnot evidence is not helpful. It just makes you look dumb.<\/p>\n
8) Be
\nreflective before you post. If you are angry, compose a response. Save
\nit. Look at it again later in an hour or so, and then if you still
\nthink it involves a good point, then post it. “Be angry, but sin not.”<\/p>\n
9)
\nI do not mind suggested links so long as they are relevant to the
\ndiscussion. I do mind info-mercials. You need to bear in mind that an
\nawful lot of the stuff on the web is junk. And a lot of the supposed
\nscholarly stuff on the web is either very old (and so in the public
\ndomain) bad or very tendentious information. This is why its on the web
\nand not published in a proper journal. Remember— “thou shalt not
\nsteal” so if you want to copy, reuse, or link the material, then ask
\npermission.<\/p>\n
10) Before posting say this ” may the words of my
\nmouth (or fingers) and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy
\nsight, O Lord.” In other words, do this assuming God cares and is
\npaying attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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