Richard, I truly did **not** kill that thread because some of the comments in it were critical of me personally, I killed it because it was irrelevant to AI, and in parts (without saying anything about any particular poster; there were many involved) rambling, childish and unpleasant.
I don't want to lose valuable list members because they get sick of seeing so many irrelevant, emotionally negative posts. If you're concerned about defending your reputation against allegations made against you on this list, I suggest the following: 1) Post a detailed, clearly-written summary of the allegations you think were made, and the defense you have, on a blog somewhere. Many free, easy to use services are available allowing this. 2) Post a link on above blog post to this list, and invite people to read it and comment on it -- but NOT on this list; on the blog itself or on some other forum. Perhaps my judgment in killing the thread is wrong; but my reasons are not "reprehensible" according to standard moral codes. Arrgh. I have work to do. -- Ben G On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Ben, > > The thread that you just killed was a response to a serious allegation that > *you* made on this list. > > You accused one person on the list of engaging in extremely disruptive > behavior. Then, other people joined in and repeated the charge. > > The victim of your initial allegation vigorously disputed the basis for > your charges, and he then took steps to defend themselves with evidence. > > You have almost never killed a thread on this list, and yet now, out of the > blue, you step in and quickly kill this person's attempt to defend hiumself. > You kill a thread that might have ended in your allegations being shown to > be egregiously false. > > As if this were not bad enough, a few days ago Ed Porter sent a nakedly > abusive message to the list, but rather than take any steps to rebuke him > for this attack, you stepped in, supported his action, and criticized the > *victim* of the attack. > > I submit that your behavior has been quite reprehensible, and I would > invite other responsible members of this list to speak up on the matter. > What kind of discussion list is this, if the owner makes allegations about > an individual on the list, and then uses his power to shut that person up > when they respond? > > > > Richard Loosemore > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome " - Dr Samuel Johnson ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=108809214-a0d121 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
