People, please!
I didn't get up this morning only to wade through all this mess!
This thread started out with a) info about Oclaro, its frequent news releases and the latter's impact on or should I say association with Oclaro's share price. I found that interesting.
The next info was b) about Oclaro's financial situation, which I found interesting, too.
Then it was c) pointed out that a) and b) are different aspects like apples and oranges. That had been clear to me already, but still this is a valid and possibly interesting piece of information.
After that things went wild with mutual allegations and a myriad of posts, wasting people's time and reminding me of the saying: "Mummy, I can't come for dinner. Someone is wrong on the Internet!"
My suggestions:
- If there is a certain fact someone else evaluates differently than you do, bear it. Post your own view, if you like, but don't regard the other's view as a personal insult.
- If someone posts something that is objectively wrong, try to find out whether the poster is outright lying or accidentally mistaken because he doesn't know better. Huge difference! If he is mistaken, don't regard his mistake as a personal insult. Correct him in a friendly way. He will take your correction as an expansion of his knowledge and will be thankful. If he is lying, warn him. If he repeats lying, ask him to be banned. But never give the lie permission to touch your heart!
- If you are being insulted, don't insult back. This may be hard, but adds to your own credibility. There are official ways for dealing with that.
- If in doubt, stay quiet. If you can't, ask.
Andrea
