On Tue, 12 Jun 01 08:05:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Howard Schwartz) wrote:
> Sam wrote:
>> To the Grammar Sheriff
>> Please let me off with just a stern warning this time. Please
>> do not publish a citation on the list advising everyone that you
>> find proper and due cause to accuse me of violating the law
> I do not recall the incident Sam, but I empathize greatly with receiving
> unnecessarily stern responses to relatively minor variations from what
> someone considers the correct, normal, required - - .
> Frequently, such folks claim they are doing this on behalf of the rest of
> the group, or listserv participants everywhere. But also typically, they
> have not asked anyone else if they care.
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Howard:
I sympathize with your feelings on this matter, but let me tell you one
thing:
Unlike the self-proclaimed authorities and vigillantes who patrol the
newsgroups and other mailing lists, The Grammar Sheriff of the Arachne
List, Terri Fitzsimmons, is a democratically elected official and she
has always discharged her duties in a most responsible and professional
manner. She will not do anything to cause anyone any undue public
embarrassment. You will not be corrected by her in public if you object
to such proceedings. Under Sheriff Fitzsimmons policies, you will be
entitled to a private hearing if you so request it. In these cases no
summons will posted for public view.
Sam Heywood
