Comments on: Rules of Engagement for Catholics on the Internet http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/ Musings about the Catholic Faith Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:46:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Social Networking Protocols « Divine Life – A Blog by Eric Sammons http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-7599 Social Networking Protocols « Divine Life – A Blog by Eric Sammons Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:25:42 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-7599 [...] For my own Rules for using the Internet, click here. [...] [...] For my own Rules for using the Internet, click here. [...]

]]> By: Esther http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Esther Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:57:06 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3699 Aloha, this is excellent. I especially need to practice the one about taking a day off from the internet. Thank you so much for sharing. Aloha, this is excellent. I especially need to practice the one about taking a day off from the internet. Thank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: mpm http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 mpm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:47:38 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3603 <blockquote>4) Don’t write anything in anger. If you write a post or comment on a blog or on a forum in anger, be sure to preview it before posting. Then delete it.</blockquote> Kind of a corollary in support of this idea. First write your responses (angry or otherwise), then let them sit, and only later decide if you really need to post it. If it sounds purely spiteful, it should be changed or deleted. Abraham Lincoln and J.R.R. Tolkien both had the practice, which I take was something people learned when letter-writing was common, of composing entire letters, and then putting them in a drawer. Later, they would review them, and decide whether they needed to be sent, or not. I think it actually helps improve one's ability to write (and think).

4) Don’t write anything in anger. If you write a post or comment on a blog or on a forum in anger, be sure to preview it before posting. Then delete it.

Kind of a corollary in support of this idea. First write your responses (angry or otherwise), then let them sit, and only later decide if you really need to post it. If it sounds purely spiteful, it should be changed or deleted.

Abraham Lincoln and J.R.R. Tolkien both had the practice, which I take was something people learned when letter-writing was common, of composing entire letters, and then putting them in a drawer. Later, they would review them, and decide whether they needed to be sent, or not.

I think it actually helps improve one’s ability to write (and think).

]]> By: Anna http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3602 Anna Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:39:35 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3602 As someone who has always spent many years interacting with people on the Internet, I want to commend you for this entry. These are excellent suggestions, including fasting from the Internet one day a week. Thanks! As someone who has always spent many years interacting with people on the Internet, I want to commend you for this entry. These are excellent suggestions, including fasting from the Internet one day a week. Thanks!

]]> By: Trudie Barreras http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3555 Trudie Barreras Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:12:36 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3555 There is also a theology of the Internet -- nobody has commented on this yet, but I personally believe that it, along with cellular telephone technology, is bringing the "Noosphere" described by Jesuit priest and anthropologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin into rapid reality. As elucidated in his landmark books "The Phenomenon of Man" and "The Divine Milieu", the growth of the "thought envelope" surrounding the Globe can be an incredible blessing, bringing about the Omega Point (Christ Consciousness) -- but only if we respond to the Holy Spirit. There is also a theology of the Internet — nobody has commented on this yet, but I personally believe that it, along with cellular telephone technology, is bringing the “Noosphere” described by Jesuit priest and anthropologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin into rapid reality. As elucidated in his landmark books “The Phenomenon of Man” and “The Divine Milieu”, the growth of the “thought envelope” surrounding the Globe can be an incredible blessing, bringing about the Omega Point (Christ Consciousness) — but only if we respond to the Holy Spirit.

]]> By: J-T Delacroix http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 J-T Delacroix Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:33:23 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3550 Oh, and by the way (just a random suggestion to help improve usage and not article-related), is it okay if you set up a preview page for comments or something? I just realized that because I put a broken link <i>and</i> a spelling error on my comment. But I'm just saying this as a suggestion. That's all. Oh, and by the way (just a random suggestion to help improve usage and not article-related), is it okay if you set up a preview page for comments or something? I just realized that because I put a broken link and a spelling error on my comment. But I’m just saying this as a suggestion.

That’s all.

]]> By: J-T Delacroix http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 J-T Delacroix Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:30:15 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3549 Thanks. Sometimes I need to remind <b>myself</b> that for my articles -- I think I've been too notorious for that since my first few months of establishment on the blogosphere, unfortunately. I pray no one will learn it the hard way like it did (lol). (btw, <a href="http://saacdelacroix.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">tag</a>) Thanks. Sometimes I need to remind myself that for my articles — I think I’ve been too notorious for that since my first few months of establishment on the blogosphere, unfortunately. I pray no one will learn it the hard way like it did (lol).

(btw, tag)

]]> By: Tina Irene Williams http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3545 Tina Irene Williams Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:45:58 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3545 Excellent rules for engagement. I debate in a public, online forum and these are the kinds of rules that "rule". Thanks for writing this article. Excellent rules for engagement. I debate in a public, online forum and these are the kinds of rules that “rule”. Thanks for writing this article.

]]> By: Carl http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 Carl Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:19:42 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3536 Excellent suggestions. It is true that habitual postings on certain sites can become barriers to one's relationship with Jesus. I use to go to two different wine forums to post my "tasting notes" every time we enjoyed a bottle with dinner. This went on for ten years. Then recently when Jesus was peeling me away like an onion, I realized that this was Pride with a capital P. I stopped immediately! Excellent suggestions. It is true that habitual postings on certain sites can become barriers to one’s relationship with Jesus. I use to go to two different wine forums to post my “tasting notes” every time we enjoyed a bottle with dinner. This went on for ten years. Then recently when Jesus was peeling me away like an onion, I realized that this was Pride with a capital P. I stopped immediately!

]]> By: Kate Wicker http://ericsammons.com/blog/2009/10/26/rules-of-engagement-for-catholics-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3535 Kate Wicker Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:38 +0000 http://ericsammons.com/blog/?p=4867#comment-3535 Excellent post. Excellent post.

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