Re: Lee Corbin's Goodbye

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 22:45:22 MDT

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    On Monday 18 August 2003 08:05, John K Clark wrote:
    > "Greg Burch" <gregburch@gregburch.net>
    >
    > > I’m very sorry to see Lee leave the list,
    >
    > Me too! This is turning into a disaster for the list.
    >

    With all due respect for Lee I would hardly call his (imho too hasty)
    departure a "disaster for the list" nor would I call the rest of the
    resulting noise a "disaster". Thinks got shaken up a bit. Why not wait
    for them to settle down?

    > > Everyone probably agrees that some kind of specific post
    > >could justify excluding someone from the list.
    >
    > Yes, but exactly what did Mike Lorrey do to justify expulsion? If he sent
    > something that was hate filled or insane I didn't see it.
    >

    It is obvious you don't really care to hear any answer as it is obvious your
    opinion is firmly made up. So why keep asking?

    > >Persistent combativeness and lack of politeness can and should be a
    > >factor an important factor – in applying the sanction of exclusion
    > >in a private, focused forum.
    >
    > I agree, and sometimes Mike was impolite, but no more so than many others.
    > Very recently someone on this list told me to swim in a crocodile infested
    > river, but she's still here. I'm certainly not suggesting we have yet
    > another expulsion but it does illustrate the arbitrary way the rules are
    > enforced around here.
    >

    That is rather inaccurate.

    - samantha



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