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<p>Dear FIS Colleagues,</p>
<p>In the list server with the description of this list there appear
the basic posting rules. <br>
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<p><i>FIS POSTING RULES<br>
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- FIRST RULE: <b>Maintaining the academic & scholarly code
of conduct; messages not abiding by it should be ignored. </b><br>
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- SECOND RULE: Participants have only right to a maximum of TWO
OR THREE MESSAGES PER WEEK (two should be the general rule, but
just one can be recommended in case of list saturation).
Discussion chairs may always post beyond that limit.<br>
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- THIRD RULE: Clean posting; not dragging accumulated previous
messages; addressing the messages only to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fis@listas.unizar.es">fis@listas.unizar.es</a>,
exclusively (in any case, the less “cc” addresses included the
better). Attached files are very unwelcome. <br>
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<p>I have emphasized the first one, given the recent 'disruptive'
exchange. Reading something that contradicts the own stance is not
well taken generally. It immediately focuses one´s attention and
provokes an irritated response. Actually this is the bread and
butter of social networks, engineered to capture people's
attention and engagement, (the power of irritation!) and better
target their propaganda. On a global scale, undoubtedly, it has
contributed to polarization increase and growing thinking
hostility. In our own micro-environment I have often asked for
more seasoned responses, for (micro) essay style, and for strict
self-containment. I have applied to myself the rule of never
answering irritated, to wait a minimum of 48 hours before penning
my response. I have observed that 90% of the offense dissolves
after that time (it was almost nothing!) and one can then go to
the substantive points... And that's it: let us abide by the
First Rule. And please, don't answer to each other so fast.<br>
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<p>All the best,</p>
<p>--Pedro<font size="5"><br>
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