I do not agree with what Brenda is doing either. This is my first and last post on this thread. Could we close it now? It's not getting us anywhere. Contact a moderator if you have problems.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "audyssey gamers list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:11 PM Subject: audyssey: responses > Here is some of what Brenda has sent to the list along what what has gone > on after that, with my comments. > > She posted the following as been received in private Emails. > > > > :>> Hi Brenda, >>> >>> I'm just writing you off list to say that I think that it is a good >>> thing >>> that you bring up Mr North's pre-order record whenever he makes known >>> that >>> he is looking for them. I think of your messages as a public service >>> message to new comers and I'm glad that you do them as it seems that one >>> can >>> not post any sort of negative message about Mr North, his games or his >>> previous pre-order record to the list without occurring the wrath of a >>> moderator, others and Mr North himself no matter how non flaming and >>> factual >>> the message may be. >>> >>> >>> >>> Several of you may be interested in this bit of news. I have, for some >>> time, >>> been seriously considering leaving the list both as an owner/moderator >>> and >>> a >>> member. The last couple of days does not influence my decision. It will >>> probably happen some time during late 2006. If you'd be interested in >>> becoming a moderator of the list you might want to send a message to the >>> owners of the list at: >>> > > > My comment here is that if you listen to the above information using a > screen reader, it appears that this was a message that she sent. She > should not have sent it without the sender's permission. Anyway, I got > after her for sending the last bit of info, because, if you think about > it, she had said that she posts the examples below without divulging who > the sender was. When I read it using a screen reader, it sounded like one > post. If this were the case, anyone who knows anything about who owns and > moderates the list knows that there are only 2 people with these > priveleges, so I had said that it was a sneaky and somewhat underhanded > thing to do to post this, knowing that we would know who sent it to her, > even though she did not specifically say. So, to proove my point to her, > I asked her who the post had come from. Before going any farther, I want > to point out that I did ask for her permission concerning sending > privately sent info to the list. I only received sarcasm in reply after > no answer was given in her first reply to me, my asking again for the > permission, and, well, all I got after that was sarcasm, as you will > clearly see in what she sent to me. Here's her answer to my query about > who the off list content came from: > > > Well Charles, the way I see it is in the original post I did say there > were two messages. With your understanding of English, does "Several of > you may be > interested" sound like a part of an message from one person to another? > Several people did read it correctly because I've gotten messages about > it. > Brenda Green > > > My comment here is that she could have merely told me the answer straight > out, pure and simple. She chose the method you have read above. When > asked again about whether I had permission to send what she sends to me to > the list, here's her response: > > > I have said I will not approve, reject or respond to any messages dealing > with James North or this matter. Kevin is dealing with it. I am not about > to suggest > what you may or may not do. > Brenda Green > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > co-owner/moderator of the blind gamer's discussion list > > > My comment to the list: These last two posts that I received from her are > the entire texts of what I received with the header info removed. Even in > private Emails, you can get some insight as to how she treats at least one > list member who tried, in some fashion, to communicate with her and to get > some clarification on her meaning in posts to the list--sarcasm, rather > than answers. On the other hand, I have sent posts to Kevin on this > matter and gotten appropriate responses concerning my feelings and > reasoning. What I have been receiving in the form of responses only > strengthen my opinion of Brenda as a list moderator. I will give her some > credit, though: Her treatment of people is the same, whether on or off > list, as you can plainly see from what I have included here. > > > shepherds are the best beasts > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. Yahoo! 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