Re: Mike Lorrey Eliminated From Extropians List (was RE: META: List Changes)

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2003 - 10:51:31 MDT

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    On Wednesday 13 August 2003 07:13, John K Clark wrote:
    > "Samantha Atkins" <samantha@objectent.com> Wrote:
    > > Sometimes Mike posts really good stuff.
    >
    > Yes.
    >
    > > Many times though he is very confrontational
    >
    > Not that there's anything wrong with that.
    >
    > >and not above being quite insulting and engaging in ad hominem
    >
    > The extraordinarily pompous phrase "ad hominem" now joins two others "level
    > the playing field" and "you can't cry 'fire' in a crowded movie theater" in
    > having the distinction of having never been used to support any position I
    > agreed with.
    >

    Give me a break! I personally have been victim of some real attacks on this
    list in the past. So have others, many of whom are now gone. To stick your
    head in the sand and pretend nothing bad ever occurred and we need do nothing
    different strikes me as tremendously uncaring, unobservant and at worse,
    dishonest.

    - samantha



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