----- Original Message -----
From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Dutch & US Media


> At 15:03 27-1-02 -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
>
> > > Well, let me put it this way: there have been numerous insults and
> > > accusations thrown at me during my years on Brin-L, and I still have
not
> > > unsubscribed. Heck, I have not even unsubscribed listmembers who are
in
> >the
> > > habit of insult & accusation, even though my status as co-listowner
gives
> > > me that power. Although my finger has been itching a few times...
> > >
> >
> >Let me ask you a direct question.  Will you promise not to abuse your
power
> >as listowner to kick off people who see things differently than you do?
>
> Of course I would never abuse my power. That would be a) very
un-Brinellian
> and b) get me in trouble with the other co-listowners.
>

Thank you.  You must not see very many old gangster pictures.  Saying you
have an itchy trigger finger is a cliche threat.  :-)

> Besides, if I would unsubscribe everyone who disagrees with me, Brin-L
> would become a very quiet, low-volume list with only a handful of
> subscribers...   :-)

You would need to change it to Jeroen-L, then too.

> >(As an aside to everyone else, if I stop posting without notice, the
answer
> >will be no.)
>
> I resent that remark! It suggests that it would always be my fault if you
> would suddenly stop posting, even if I had nothing to do with it!   <grin>
>

Well, then you are now obligated to keep the list  interesting for me that
I'll continue to post. <grin>

Dan M.

> Hmm. Insinuation. Bad move. Now, where did I write down the "unsubscribe
> Dan Minette" command?   <grin>
>
>
> Jeroen
>
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