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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>It’s come to my attention that a few troubling things have been
happening on the SAP-WUG list lately.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Some folks contact other members outside
of the forum for ‘private’ consulting<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Social Networking requests continue to be
created – although for the most part, we are successful in blocking these
from being distributed to the many forum members<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>A number of posters will just send back
responses saying ‘issue solved’ without reciprocating the
generosity of the community by sharing *<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>how</span></b>*
the issue was resolved<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Re: #1 – I know there are many knowledgeable people on this forum
who generously and *<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>publicly</span></b>*
share their expertise. For this, we lesser mortals are extremely grateful.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>But if anyone thinks that a response on the forum from one of our
experts is license to contact them personally, outside of the forum, for
additional consulting, it shows a complete lack of understanding of two things:
the purpose of the forum as a whole, and respect for the experts’ time
and effort. While I am certainly not requesting that
nobody ever contact anybody outside of the forum – you may very well be
forming a *<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>mutually</span></b>* beneficial
relationship with another forum member – I think anyone who is asked for
private consulting should feel free to contact me, and I will remove repeat
offenders from the list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Experts who receive this type of contact should also feel free to
forward the private consulting request back to the list – with some
gentle words to the effect that ‘We should share this problem with the
community’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Re: #2 - This is a Forum – this is not a Giant Address Book. Again,
if you form a mutually beneficial personal relationship with someone, that’s
great. We are all about networking. But please *<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>do use</span></b>* due caution when building your
Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, etc. There are over 1000 members on this
list; can you really claim that you have a personal relationship with all of
them? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Re: #3 – This is also pretty high on my list of <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>NO-NOs</span></b>. Honestly, if you think enough
of this group to post a question, and then you solve the problem yourself, or
one of the other members has helped show you the light, the very least that can
be done is to share *<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>back</span></b>* to the
group the details on *<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>how</span></b>* the
issue was resolved, and what was helpful. Again, it’s a simple
matter of respect and reciprocity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Another question which has been raised is to change the SAP-WUG
settings so that email addresses will be hidden. I am on the fence on
this one. On one hand, it would prohibit those who seek to use email
addresses for private consulting – they’d have no way to get those
email addresses going forward. On the other hand, it is a huge shift in
the way this forum ‘does business’. So unless I hear strong
voices from you, the members I seek to serve, I will be leaving email addresses
on the posts for the time being.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Thanks for listening, absorbing, and applying these messages to your
SAP-WUG life. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Lowly List Administrator,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Sue<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>----</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Susan R. Keohan</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>SAP Workflow Specialist</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Enterprise</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Applications</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Information Services Department</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>MIT <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City>
Laboratory</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>244 Wood Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, LI-200</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Lexington</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. 02420</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>781-981-3561</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>keohan@LL.MIT.EDU</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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