Im just saying, lets not martyrize him. and, if someone personally responds to me, even if its in such as way as to speak about me as if i wasn't persent, I'm going to respond.
and, there is still a place for his political rants, on VoB. whether he does so or not, is up to him. and im not annoyed with him over his political speech, im annoyed about this current kerfluffle. and with that said, i am now bowing out of this topic completely. If anyone wishes to discuss my opinions further with me, may i suggest emailing me directly? On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Stephen A. Lawrence<sa...@pobox.com> wrote: > Alexander Hollins wrote: > >> Can we get back to discussing actual science, pretty pretty please, >> with deuterium on top? > > > Then, about 8 hours later, Alexander Hollins wrote: > [ ... ] >> Is him[Jed] saying, well hell, if you won't let me post politics, im just >> not going to post. >> That is dead on him saying, I am taking my ball and going home. It is >> him saying, well hell, if you expect me to actually follow the RULES, >> I'm just not going to be here. >> >> He was not expelled, he was sat down for a time out, and like a 5 year >> old ... > > Alexander, please take your own advice and lay off trashing Jed. > > He was a valuable member of the list. He provided a great deal of > information on alternative energy, and a lot of thought provoking ideas. > His political rants, while they may have occasionally verged on being > tendentious or pertinacious, were often extremely informative. I > learned a lot from them over the years, from details I hadn't known > about WWII to the nitty gritty "real issues" with petroleum imports. > Certainly he seriously annoyed a number of people -- well, that's true > of anyone with strong opinions. Tant pis. I wouldn't ban Kyle because > he sometimes annoys me, and I certainly wouldn't have banned Jed because > he sometimes annoys other people. > > Jed will be sorely missed. > > Now, shut up already on the subject of how annoying you found him, and > talk science -- or just sei ruhig. > > OK? > >
